Question

A judge tries to save his friend, the defendant in a drug related case, from embarrassment by closing the trial to public and the media.

Amendment involved: Was it violated?: How?:

Answer 1

It has also decided that the right to a public trial is not absolute, and that both the government and the defendant might request a secret trial in specific circumstances. The Sixth Amendment mandates that criminal defendants be informed of the nature and basis of their charges.