Sixth Amendment

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A More Perfect Jury | Erica White | TEDxSouthwestern Law School
TEDx Talksยท 2025-07-17 15:09
Imagine you're in a courtroom and before a single piece of evidence is presented, before a single witness takes the stand, your fate has already been decided. Not by the facts of the case, but by the color of your skin. This is something that I have to take into consideration every day as a criminal defense attorney.When you go in to select a juror, you under the Sixth Amendment have the right to an impartial jury trial. What does that mean. It means jurors who are free of biases.Jurors of your peers, peopl ...