Right_To_Council

Right To Council One of the most important rights of someone accused of a crime is the right to be represented by an attorney. It is important because of the obvious reason that a person not engaged in the dealings of law does not know the justice system. Without an attorney most persons that have been accused of a crime would have almost no chance of being acquitted. Without an attorney a defendant is powerless to the effects of the prosecutor. The rights of United States citizens are given to us in the Constitution. This is the most important document that for Americans. There can however be conflictions in the Constitution. When there are problems the courts of the United States help to dissolve these problems. In the Sixth amendment of the constitution it is stated that “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to have Assistance of Counsel for his defense.” This can be interpreted in a number of different ways. If the accused cannot afford counsel, is the government required to provide it' Or, is the accused responsible himself for gaining counsel' The Fourteenth amendment states that “No State shall make or enforce any law which court, gideon, counsel, states, supreme, rights, public, case, florida, united, trial, defenders, accused, law, state, shall, provide, decision, constitution, betts, attorney, appointed, amendment, without, power, himself, defense, citizens, because, violated, legal, important, fourteenth, earl, denied