6th Amendment | Law Office of Ann Fitz

What is the Constitutional Right to Counsel?

by annfitz | Dec 20, 2018 | 2255 Petition, 6th Amendment, Constitutional Right to Counsel, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Federal Crime, Federal Habeas Corpus

The 6th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to an attorney to anyone facing federal criminal charges. The 14th Amendment and some state constitutions also afford this right to anyone facing state felony charges. Those who are indigent and cannot...