Read the scenario. A woman is accused of a crime. She says that she was nowhere near the scene of the crime. Her friends who wer
e with her at the time are afraid they will be accused as well, so they refuse to appear in court as witnesses. According to the Sixth Amendment, what can the woman do to support her court case? She can hire a different lawyer. She can request that the trial be moved to a different state. She can require the witnesses to testify. She can refuse to testify.
Normally it is better when a person decides to testify without any problem, it is called voluntary testimony and the party does not have to pay a witness fee. But when people refuse to testify a court can force the potential witness by issuing a subpoena, which is a court order that requires the person to appear in court to provide testimony and produce evidence.
The 6th amendment says everyone can have a speedy trial and a fair jury. So she can force her friends (witnesses) to testify or they can go to jail,who wants that?
Du Bois was one of the founders of a letter campaign in the 1920s called NAACP. They wanted publications, like New York Times, to capitalize the "N" in negro.
