The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel during all critical stages of criminal proceedings, which includes post-indictment lineups. If a lineup occurs after formal charges and the suspect's attorney is not present, the identification is considered a violation of the suspect's right to counsel and is generally inadmissible. This protection does not apply to pre-indictment lineups, as the right to counsel has not yet attached.
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