In this case, the right to counsel was indeed violated. An individual acting under the direction of law enforcement agents in this type of situation would result in a direct violation of another’s 6th Amendment rights. The right to counsel also includes that a defendant has the right to a lawyer rather her or she is paid or court appointed in each phrase of the criminal proceeding, this includes from the initial arrest until the first appeal after the conviction. As our fellow classmates stated, if Nichols had contacted the FBI agents after receiving the incriminating information; Henry denied appeal would have never been reviewed.
