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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
The 6th Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial. So how the hell do you hear stories about people waiting months or years for a trial?
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>>2928798
This just me guessing, but the 6th amendment seems to only apply to criminal prosecutions. People can be locked up for so many more reasons which would technically not fall within the scope of the 6th.
Also, try to define 'speedy'.
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>>2928798
>tfw in my country you can wait 10 years or more to go to the trial
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>>2928831
>tfw my country has one of the best legal protection systems in the world but lacks a constitutional court
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>>2928798
I've heard there's a giant shortage of judges because congress hasn't gotten its shit together for ages, but I don't know if that's true.
If it is, it's rather ironic considering there's a huge excess of people with law degrees.
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>>2929107
I thought it was a lack of public defenders that were jamming up the system.
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>>2928806
I think it's supposed to be 90 days for a speedy trial.
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>>2929146
It's a whole host of reasons from what I understand. Sometimes shit just getting lost in the bureaucracy
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