The book is divided into six chapters, covering the rights to counsel, to
confrontation, to compulsory process, to a speedy trial, and to a jury trial, as
well as the clash between the right to a free press and the right to a fair trial.
The first chapter provides the thematic and structural framework of the book
through the lens of the right to counsel, which may be viewed as the touchstone
of the Sixth Amendment. The remaining chapters deal with the other discrete,
but related, components of the amendment within the context of the adversary
system of adjudication. The conclusion assesses how the Court's interpretation
of the amendment has advanced or detracted from the interests fostered by the
amendment, which is the cornerstone of the criminal adversary process.

I have incurred numerous debts during the course of writing this book. My
colleague Don Lively encouraged me to pursue the project, and he read and
commented upon most of the manuscript. Similarly, Ellen Podgor reviewed parts
of the work and offered helpful suggestions. Dean Jacqueline Allee generously
provided financial support during the summer of 1991. Dean Leigh Taylor and
his staff furnished technical assistance and an atmosphere conducive to legal
research and writing. Mike Bloom (class of 1991) and Gaston Cantens (class of
1993) were invaluable research assistants.

Parts of this book have appeared in the American Criminal Law Review,
Duquesne Law Review, and Southwestern University Law Review. I am grateful
to the editors of those journals for giving me a forum in which to express my
views.

Finally, and most importantly, this book would never have reached fruition
without the wonderful and dedicated support of my wife, Cindy. Her love and
inspiration were a constant source of strength.

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