Identify the amendment violated in the following Supreme Court case. A defendant accused of armed robbery is denied a lawyer by the government because armed robbery is not a capital crime.

Question

(1 point)
Responses

the Sixth Amendment
the Sixth Amendment

the Fourth Amendment
the Fourth Amendment

the Fifth Amendment
the Fifth Amendment

the First Amendment

Answer 1

The amendment violated in this case is the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees the right to counsel for criminal defendants. The denial of a lawyer for a defendant accused of armed robbery, even if it is not a capital crime, violates this constitutional right.