Question

What does the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel guarantee an accused criminal to?

Answer 1

The right to a speedy trial.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Sixth Amendment gives accused criminals the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to call witnesses and the right to a lawyer (all the options provided in the chart).

Explanation:

The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution codifies rights related to criminal cases in federal courts. The Supreme Court has ruled that these rights are so fundamental and important that the Fourteenth Amendment protects them in state courts by the due process clause.

It states that "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 witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence".