So far in our series on court 101, we've covered courtroom positions and personnel, how a trial works, and the steps and process of a courtroom trial. Our goal in this series is to introduce our readers to very basics of the legal process so they might be prepared if they ever have to endure [...]
For the past several weeks we’ve been breaking down the most important statements in the Sixth Amendment. Our goal has been to define and explain all the rights you have according to that amendment. It’s important to know your rights so that you can defend yourself, and hire the best attorney to defend your rights. [...]
Continuing our series on the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution, today we're taking a look at the speedy trial clause. We've already examined the notice of accusation clause last week. But we want to make sure we cover our bases since understanding the sixth amendment is vital to civil rights conversations these days. After [...]