The Sixth Amendment guarantee of the right to a jury trial has been interpreted
A) to apply to every federal criminal trial regardless of the potential sentence.
B) to have application at federal criminal trials only because state constitutions contain individual guarantees of the right to a jury trial.
C) to require that a twelve-person jury hear all state cases where the right to a jury trial exists.
D) to apply to state and federal criminal trials only if a defendant has the ability to pay court costs if the defendant receives a conviction.
E) to apply to state criminal procedure through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
E
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