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)
the Fifth Amendment
• the Fourth Amendment
the Sixth Amendment
the First Amendment

Answer 1

The amendment violated in this case is the Sixth Amendment. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel for defendants in criminal cases, regardless of whether the crime is considered capital or not.