CJA 364 The Aspects of Right to Counsel

The Aspects of Right to Council

CJA/364

The Aspects of Right to Council

The Sixth Amendment was ratified on December 15th, 1791, guarantees the accused the right to council in federal cases (Adams, 2012). The Fourteenth Amendment extends the right to council in all state and federal cases. The role of an attorney is to represent to the best of their ability and defend the rights of their client. Defense attorneys are sworn to defend the accused regardless of their presumed guilt or innocence (Mathewson, 2009). Prosecuting attorneys must bring forth the evidence and present it to a jury of their peers (Mathewson, 2009).

A prosecuting attorney must prove their case; the defense attorney must try to dis-prove what the evidence and the prosecuting...