Da'quavion Snowden, the convicted killer of Pensacola standout football star Ladarius "LD" Clardy, must have his murder case tried again due to a Sixth Amendment violation. Snowden was convicted of ...

Since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in United States v. Booker in 2005 held that the Sentencing Guidelines are merely advisory, district courts are no longer mandated to impose sentences ...

The Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution protects defendants in criminal prosecutions from abuse of power by the government, but what does that mean? Ratified as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791, ...

The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular, no matter your politics or your personal history — you deserve a skilled, ...

The Sixth Amendment has long guaranteed a criminal defendant the right “to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.” But what does that right entail in practice—particularly when a defendant ...