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Saying Gideon v. Wainwright, (1963) guarantees the right to an attorney is an over-simplification and not quite an accurate statement.
In Gideon, the Supreme Court said the states were required to provide court-appointed attorneys only to criminaldefendants who couldn't afford them if the charge carried the potential for a jail or prison sentence. People who commit criminal misdemeanors that don't involve the possibility of serving jail time aren't entitled to free defense.
Prior to this decision, the states were only required to provide court-appointed counsel in cases involving the death penalty.
Case Citation:
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)
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