Entry 9-Amendment 6

Source
Accused Serial Killer Ask For a New Lawyer At Hearing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxERswB6Z6A
Constitution
Amendment 6
"the right to have a lawyer"
Connection
This video shows a man who killed multiple women and had a caourt hearing.  In his court hearing he asked the judge for a new lawyer because he didn't want the one he had.  During his time in jail he told one of the inmates how he felt about killing women because it gave him pleasure.  The judge denied giving the killer a new lawyer because she felt he didn't need one because he was already guilty.

This relates to the constitution because in the 6th amendment it says"you have the right to a counsel" meaning you have the right to have a lawyer represent you in court. In the video the killer confessed of killing seven women and although he did that he was still given a lawyer even though the judge knew he was guilty.  The 6th amendment relates to the rights of the accused which are the rights you are given when you are charged for a crime.  That is why before a police officer interrogates you they start saying "you have the right to remain silent anything you say or do......."  They have to do this because you are a citizen of the United States so you are protected by the constitution and the Bill of Rights that are inside of it.

This amendment should be amended because broad.  If someone killed multiple people then confessed to it the jury and judge already knows that he/she is guilty.  When a lawyer is hired it wastes there time and everyone elses because of the fact that everyone already knows what will happen to the person. Lawyers should be appointed to people who actually are capable of being innocent instead of people who are not.