Case Law: Sixth Amendment I

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Case LawSixth Amendment (I)
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I. 6th Amend. Rights of the Accused

• Trial

• Defense

- Be informed of accusation
- Be confronted with witnesses (prosecution) (1)
Cross-examination after testimony
- Call witnesses (for defense)
- Assistance of counsel (see p. 549)
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II. The Right to Counsel

• Growing Complexity of Justice System

• Problem of Poor Defendants

• Powell v. Alabama (1932)

- AL law on counsel and capital crimes
- Did trial judge sufficiently appoint counsel?

• Poor Defendants in Non-Capital Cases

- Johnson v. Zerbst (1938)
- Brady v. Betts (1942)
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III. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• Compare to Betts v. Brady (p. 533)

• How Did Trial, Defense of Gideon Proceed?

• Indigent State Defendants and Counsel

- Effect on Betts v. Brady?

• Noble Ideal of Fair Trial Presumes Counsel

- See quote of Sutherland from Powell
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