The most accurate description of the ruling in Powell v. Alabama (1932) is that it

A. Created a Due Process Clause special circumstances rule for a right to counsel
B. Incorporated the Sixth Amendment right to counsel C. Ruled that due process is violated where African Americans are excluded from juries
C. Ruled that excluding African Americans from grand juries violates due process
D. Prohibited torture in the taking of a confession under the Due Process Clause


ANSWER: A

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