To what extent does the US Constitution protect the right to trial by jury in a criminal cases? ?

It is written explicitly in the Sixth Amendment:





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 where in 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 defense.To what extent does the US Constitution protect the right to trial by jury in a criminal cases? ?
';The 6th amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury...





All state constitutions confer the right to trial by jury in criminal cases; however, the federal constitutional right to a jury trial applies to the states, thereby guaranteeing a defendant a right to a jury in a state criminal prosecution if such a right would exist in a federal prosecution. ';





If its homework for you...and u have the same text book (cause mines has the same question, then its on page 29! ha ha)To what extent does the US Constitution protect the right to trial by jury in a criminal cases? ?
Just to set you straight, the constitution of the US does not protect the right to trial by jury, it creates that right. It is up to the legislature, the executive branch and the judicial branch to uphold that right, to protect and insure it. The three branches of government are also created by the us constitution.





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