Question

Jared is a third-year law student who is accused of insider trading. He is arrested, indcited, and put on trial. Jared claims he would like to be represented by an attorney, but the judge claims that Jared, s a law student, is perfectly capable of representing himself. Is this a violation of Jared's rights, and if so under what amendment?

5th Amendment
6th Amendment
4th Amendmenrt
No violation

Answer 1

The 6th Amendment
No one shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Answer 2

Violation of the 6th amendment. The sixth amendment gives the defendant the right to a lawyer, which the judge had refused to accept claiming that he can defend himself...a violation of the 6th amendment.