The right to a fair trial / 

 - The United States of American :  Thomson/Gale,  2005. 
 - 125 p. :  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> The origins of trial by jury / by William Forsyth<br/>The creation of the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial / by R. Carter Pittman<br/>The right to a speedy trial is a fundamental right / by Earl Warren<br/>The right to trial by a local jury / by Steven A. Engel<br/>The right to counsel / by Alfredo Garcia<br/>The public does not have the right to attend criminal trials / by Potter Stewart<br/>Defendants do not have the right to private trials / by Harry Blackmun<br/>Local trials serve the interests of the community / by Steven A. Engel<br/>The right of the accused to confront witnesses is not absolute / by Sandra Day O'Connor<br/>The scope of the accused's right to counsel has been narrowed / by Benjamin F. Diamond<br/>Media coverage undermines the fairness of trials / by Richard K. Sherwin<br/>Informed jurors can be impartial / by Newton N. Minow<br/>Terrorism suspects should be tried by military tribunals / by Peter J. Wallison<br/>Terrorism suspects should not be tried by military tribunals / by the Economist<br/>Jury nullification : democracy in action or anarchy? / by Julius J. Marke<br/>Appendix. The origins of the American Bill of Rights ; Supreme Court cases involving the right to a fair trial 
<br/><br/> Traces the evolution of the 6th Amendment through documents and Supreme Court rulings to reveal the ongoing effort to define the exact meaning of the text and apply its abstract concepts to real-world cases 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780737719390 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fair Trial
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.735 RIG 2005