Essay On The Sixth Amendment

The sixth amendment states, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused should enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state…” (Bill of Rights). This amendment is saying that every single person has the right to a fair trial, no matter who you are. This is correct, and the amendment itself is put together very well. The issue is that not every single courtroom is following this. Some cases are not treated the same as others, that is not fair and the sixth amendment should be followed. There have been many cases where people do not get treated fairly in a trial. There has been cases where factors such a race determine the sentencing of a person. This bias should not be tolerated in a courtroom. According to sentencingproject.org, African American men are incarcerated at five time the rate than that of white men. This means that there is racial bias in the courtroom and that some people aren’t being treated fairly. It is also proven that many juries are all white and some lack racial diversity (sentencingproject.org). This proves that the sixth amendment is lacking in the courtroom because of the bias that is in the courtroom, and proves that not every person is being given the fair trial they so deserve. Along with this the sentences that they get …show more content…
Certain factors should not impact the decision of who is going to be sentenced to jail or not. Bias in the courtroom should no be happening. Race is impacting a lot of the things that happen when it comes to trials. If african americans are receiving sentences that are higher than whites (Burch) , is there even such a thing as a fair trial? Everyone should know that things such as race, should never determine if someone should be sentenced to prison. All people are equal and if race is causing issues in the courtroom then there is a serious issue in our justice