The Major criminal court and the Sixth Amendment are related to To Kill a Mockingbird when they are at the trial of Tom Robinson. At the trial Tom did not get a fair trial, the Sixth Amendment says defendants have the right to a fair trial. Tom Robinson’s trial was public which is also in the 6th amendment.
The trial borrows things from the First Amendment. Like freedom of speech when you are stating your case or story. The sixth amendment says the defendant has the right to a lawyer, also the right to know the accusers. The amendment also says the defendant has the right to a speedy trial, not one that is dragged on forever. Sometimes trials were taken to the Supreme Court, but not often.
Most people did not get a fair trial, although you knew it would lean one way. They get a public trial because if they didn’t one that would be going against the Sixth Amendment, also it would not be a fair trial. If they did not get a public trial for some reason, some people might be suspicious on the trial because it was not a public trial. If it is not public it is not fair, therefore after a non-fair trial, there would be an appeal to reverse the verdict. …show more content…
They were all white farmers that most likely believed the same thing. There needs to be a mixture of people in the jury who believe different things, however the jury was really bias, because the jury was biased, the verdict was biased as well. Nevertheless Tom Robertson did not have all of his rights, it was not a fair trial.
In conclusion, The Major criminal court is related to the Sixth Amendment because the Sixth Amendment deals with court rights. The Major criminal court should have all of the right seen in the Sixth Amendment, but it does not always have them. Scout learned that what Atticus did was really serious work. She also learned that court trials might not go like you think they
The trial borrows things from the First Amendment. Like freedom of speech when you are stating your case or story. The sixth amendment says the defendant has the right to a lawyer, also the right to know the accusers. The amendment also says the defendant has the right to a speedy trial, not one that is dragged on forever. Sometimes trials were taken to the Supreme Court, but not often.
Most people did not get a fair trial, although you knew it would lean one way. They get a public trial because if they didn’t one that would be going against the Sixth Amendment, also it would not be a fair trial. If they did not get a public trial for some reason, some people might be suspicious on the trial because it was not a public trial. If it is not public it is not fair, therefore after a non-fair trial, there would be an appeal to reverse the verdict. …show more content…
They were all white farmers that most likely believed the same thing. There needs to be a mixture of people in the jury who believe different things, however the jury was really bias, because the jury was biased, the verdict was biased as well. Nevertheless Tom Robertson did not have all of his rights, it was not a fair trial.
In conclusion, The Major criminal court is related to the Sixth Amendment because the Sixth Amendment deals with court rights. The Major criminal court should have all of the right seen in the Sixth Amendment, but it does not always have them. Scout learned that what Atticus did was really serious work. She also learned that court trials might not go like you think they