Sixth Amendment of Constitution Court Processes Paper

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Instructions

In today’s era, the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution assures every citizen the right to counsel, a speedy trial, access to witnesses, and an impartial jury.

There are a number of threats to providing an impartial jury, especially in cases that are well known to the media.

  • Identify what options are available to the courts to ensure the fundamental fairness that may be threatened by media exposure.
  • Explain potential threats that exist when trying to protect the rights of the accused from a media frenzy.
  • In a world that seems to record everything, describe how that presents an additional challenge to due process?
  • Identify one other threat to due process and successfully providing an impartial trial.

For this assignment, please write a two-page paper that addresses the questions posed above. Further, research three recent or historical cases about the Sixth Amendment.

  • You must be sure to provide a full synopsis of each case to support your viewpoints and statements about challenges to due process.
  • Choose the single most important aspect of the Sixth Amendment and defend your position about why it is the most important—be sure to include a discussion of what would be the impact if that aspect was omitted from the Sixth Amendment.
  • You must follow APA guidelines for the citation of your sources, both in-text and on your reference page.