The 6th Amendment even protects the defendant’s right of a jury trial under which a defendant has a right to jury trial if the crime committed can result in more than six months of imprisonment and at least 6 members of jury are required for such a trial. Similarly, those defendants who fall in the category of juvenile do not have a right to such a trial. The Amendment even ensures that the jury is impartial in nature and has not been prejudiced due to coverage the case has received from media.
The Amendment even provides the right to the defendant of being able to confront the witness who is testifying against the defendant. The defendant is even provided with the right to have a public lawyer to defend his case if he does not has the ability to employ one and the defendant can even represent himself as a lawyer in the case only if the court rules him/her competent enough.
The Sixth Amendment clause of the speedy trial was applied to the case of Strunk vs. United States and in this case the defendant made the claim that his right for a speedy trial was denied for