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Sixth Amendment — Criminal Prosecutions

Protects rights of criminal defendants including speedy and public trial, impartial jury, notice, confrontation, compulsory process, and counsel.

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Protects rights of criminal defendants including speedy and public trial, impartial jury, notice, confrontation, compulsory process, and counsel.

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About / concernsCrime PreventionCompare Common Sense, centrist, progressive, democratic-socialist, and communist-aligned approaches to crime prevention.Open Issue →About / concernsPoliceCompare Common Sense, centrist, progressive, democratic-socialist, and communist-aligned approaches to police.Open Issue →About / concernsBailCompare Common Sense, centrist, progressive, democratic-socialist, and communist-aligned approaches to bail.Open Issue →

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