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Criminal Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right to Autonomy in Maintaining Innocence

Published Jun 4, 2018Updated Jun 21, 2025

The Congressional Research Service is a nonpartisan policy and legal analysis arm of the Library of Congress. CRS reports are written for members of Congress and their staff, not the public — but they’re made available openly through Congress.gov.

Criminal Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Right to Autonomy in Maintaining Innocence — Informed