  the sixth amendment (amendment vi) to the united states constitution is the part of the united states bill of rights that sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions. the supreme court has applied the protections of this amendment to the states through the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. ==text==   ==rights secured== ===speedy trial===  criminal defendants have the right to a speedy trial. in barker v. wingo, , the supreme court laid down a four-part case-by-case balancing test for determining whether the defendant's speedy trial right has been violated. the four factors are: *length of delay. a delay of a year or more from the date on which the speedy trial right "attaches" (the date of arrest or indictment, whichever first occurs) was termed "presumptively prejudicial," but the court has never explicitly ruled that any absolute time limit applies. *reason for the delay. the prosecution may not excessively delay the trial for its own advantage, but a trial may be delayed to secure the presence of an absent witness or other practical considerations (e.g., change of venue). *time and manner in which the defendant has asserted his right. if a defendant agrees to the delay when it works to his own benefit, he cannot later claim that he has been unduly delayed. *degree of prejudice to the defendant which the delay has caused. in strunk v. united states, , the supreme court ruled that if the reviewing court finds that a defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated, then the indictment must be dismissed and/or the conviction overturned. the court held that, since the delayed trial is the state action which violates the defendant's rights, no other remedy would be appropriate. thus, a reversal or dismissal of a criminal case on speedy trial grounds means that no further prosecution for the alle
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