<span>Protections guaranteed by
the 6th Amendment: </span>
<span>1. The right to a public trial without undue delays. </span>
<span>2. The
right to an impartial jury. </span>
<span>3. The right to be informed of the charges against
you. </span>
<span>4. The right to confront your accusers. </span>
<span>5. The right to counsel (to have
an attorney represent you). </span>
It might be worth noting that some of what is
contained in the 6th Amendment was assured already in the Magna Carta of 1215,
which guaranteed a free man should not suffer punishment without “the
lawful judgment of his peers.” The 6th Amendment is worded as follows:
<em>"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."</em>