AMENDMENT VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial Jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witness against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witness in his favor and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
This states that anyone that is accused of a crime should receive a speedy trial, under the stat or district the crime have been committed and that the Jury of the state be aware of the crime committed by the accused. It also states that this individual as the right to a counsel of his choice to defend him.
In review of the current justice system in America this amendment is one which has not been followed accurately. There are people that have been locked up and have not been tried for the crime they have been accused of. I may be looking too deep as the Amendment did not give a full definition of a speedy trial which may lead to people being locked up for a long time but not tried.
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