A confession by a co-defendant in a joint trial raises concerns under which right if the co-defendant does not testify?

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The key principle here is the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses who testify against you. A co-defendant’s confession in a joint trial counts as a witness statement against you, and if the co-defendant does not testify, there’s no opportunity for you to cross-examine them. Under the standard set by Crawford v. Washington, testimonial statements cannot be admitted unless the declarant testifies or there is an opportunity for cross-examination. So a co-defendant’s confession that implicates you is problematic when the co-defendant isn’t on the stand, because it violates your right to confront the witness. The other rights listed—counsel, speedy trial, and self-incrimination—do not address this particular issue of cross-examination and testimonial statements by a co-defendant in a joint trial.