Practice scenarios
25 exercises based on constitutional text and court decisions. Apply a rule, compare two situations, or identify the fact that matters.
Counsel, juries, juvenile proceedings, and sentencing.
Trials and punishmentScenario 1 of 5
Sixth Amendment · Apply the rule
A person charged with a felony in state court cannot afford a lawyer. They ask for appointed counsel, but the judge says only defendants facing the death penalty qualify.
Which rule applies?
Progress lasts for this session only. Examples simplify the law for teaching; the outcome of a real case depends on its facts and the applicable law.