A look the trials for for 9-11 suspects

A look at the trial process for 6 Guantanamo detainees charged in the Sept. 11 attacks:

_ The six will be tried under the Military Commissions Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in 2006 after the Supreme Court declared the previous trial system unconstitutional.

_ The military expects to try the six simultaneously in a cavernous, windowless courthouse at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

_ Under the law, statements obtained from torture are not admissible but statements obtained through coercion before December 30, 2005, may be admitted if the military judge finds the information is reliable or the interests of justice are served.

_ Next steps: The judge in charge of the commissions must approve the charges, and the U.S. then has 30 days to arraign the accused detainees, and 120 days to start the trial, though the defense can seek a delay.

_ The case would be heard by a jury of at least 12 military officers.

_ The detainee has the right to appeal the verdict to the Court of Military Commission Review, then through the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court.