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What guarantees a person must be given the chance to defend himself or herself in court?

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The Sixth Amendment of the U.S Constitution guarantees that a person must be given the chance to defend him/herself in court. Under this amendment, every person has a right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, an impartial jury, the right to know who are the accusers, and what is it that person is being accused of.

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