Amendment VI

Amendment VI

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; 

This amendment has also several parts. If a nation is to endure the citizens of that nation MUST have faith is the "fair play" of the courts. Now the court may make a mistake, all people are human and can therefore err. People know that but they must also KNOW that the court is  fair and just.

A.In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial. The state cannot punish an innocent by keeping him or her in jail over long with out trial and that trial must be in public that all may KNOW that it was fair.
B. 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.
A person cannot not be tried in a far place and by a jury "cherry-picked' by the state.
C. and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him;   a person accused has the right to KNOW the charge, so he or she may answer it and see and question those who accuse.
D. to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
A person has the right to present witnesses in his or her defense and to have a person skilled in law to defend or advise.