Assignment: The Sixth Amendment in U.S. Trials
The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees criminal defendants:
1. The right to a public trial without unnecessary delay.
2. The right to an attorney, the right to an impartial jury.
3. The right to know one's accusers.
4. The nature of the charges or evidence against them.
Preparation
Analyze the following U.S. Supreme Court cases:
1. Ballew v. Georgia.
2. Burch v. Louisiana.
Instructions
Write 4 to 6 pages paper in which you:
1. Explain the fundamental protections available to a defendant under the Sixth Amendment related to the concepts of a speedy trial, an impartial jury, the role of the jury, and the right to face one's accusers.
2. Prepare a one-page case brief of Ballew v. Georgia.
• Use the Case Brief Template [DOCX].
3. Prepare a one-page case brief of Burch v. Louisiana.
• Use the Case Brief Template [DOCX].
4. Analyze the reasoning behind the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Ballew v. Georgia and Burch v. Louisiana that a conviction by a unanimous five-person jury in a trial for a non-petty offense deprives an accused of the right to trial by jury.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Case-Brief-Template.rar