Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're focusing on Criminal Procedure, specifically the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and the rights and protections it provides to anyone accused of a criminal act.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The rights that the Sixth Amendment protects
• The general rule for competence
• When a judge may deny a defendant's right to represent himself/herself
• A criminal defendant's right to counsel
• The relationship between the right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment and Miranda warnings under the Fifth Amendment
• Analyzing a hypo involving the Sixth Amendment, based on previous California bar exams

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2006 (https://nwculaw.edu/pdf/bar/February%202006%20Essays%20and%20Sample%20Answers.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2014 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2014CBX_SelectedAnswersEssays1-6_R.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 70: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Criminal Law and Procedure (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-70-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-criminal-law-and-procedure/)
• Podcast Episode 79: Tackling an MEE Criminal Law/Procedure and Evidence Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-79-tackling-an-mee-criminal-law-procedure-and-evidence-essay/)
• Podcast Episode 128: Listen and Learn – Privilege Against Self-Incrimination and Miranda Rights (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-128-listen-and-learn-privilege-against-self-incrimination-and-miranda-rights/)
• Podcast Episode 154: Listen and Learn – The Exclusionary Rule (Criminal Law and Procedure) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-154-listen-and-learn-the-exclusionary-rule-criminal-law-and-procedure/)
• Podcast Episode 156: Listen and Learn – The Fourth Amendment: Informer Tips (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-156-listen-and-learn-the-fourth-amendment-informer-tips/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-157-listen-and-learn-the-sixth-amendment/)

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Alison & Lee