[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 110th Congress]
[110th Congress]
[House Document 109-157]
[The United States Constitution]
[Page 92]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 

                              AMENDMENT VI.






Sec. 213. Right to trial by jury and to confront witnesses 
and secure testimony.

  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; to have compulsory process for obtaining 
witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his 
defence.