16 Feb Explain the fundamental protections available to a defendant under the Sixth Amendment related to the concepts of a speedy trial, an impartial jury, the role of the jury, and the right to face one’s accusers
1. Explain the fundamental protections available to a defendant under the Sixth Amendment related to the concepts of a speedy trial, an impartial jury, the role of the jury, and the right to face one’s accusers.
2. Prepare a one-page case brief of Ballew v. Georgia.
Use the Case Brief Template [DOCX]. (ATTACHED)
3. Prepare a one-page case brief of Burch v. Louisiana.
Use the Case Brief Template [DOCX]. (ATTACHED)
4. Analyze the reasoning behind the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Ballew v. Georgia and Burch v. Louisiana that a conviction by a unanimous five-person jury in a trial for a non-petty offense deprives an accused of the right to trial by jury.
**PLEASE USE ATTACHED TEMPLATE!!**
