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| Criminal trials and convictions |
| Rights of the accused |
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| Sentencing |
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| Post-sentencing |
| Related areas of law |
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The Assistance of Counsel Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."[1]
The assistance of counsel clause includes five distinct rights: the right to counsel of choice, the right to appointed counsel, the right to conflict-free counsel, the effective assistance of counsel, and the right to represent oneself pro se.
- ^ United States Constitution, Amendment VI