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Gideon claimed he had been imprisoned unjustly because he could not afford to hire an attorney to argue his defense
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What is the citation for Gideon v. Wainwright?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)The case was originally called Gideon v. Cochran, but Louie L. Wainwright succeeded Cochran as Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections before the case was heard in the US Supreme Court.
Which court case states that everyone is entitled to an attorney if they cannot afford?
Gideon V. Wainwright (A+, Civics)
Was Gideon v wainwright a civil rights or civil liberties case?
both
What was a social impact of the gideon v wainwright case?
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that if a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, one must be provided to him or her regardless of the defendant's ability to pay or the importance of the charges.
What group benefited from Gideon v Wainwright?
The Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963) ensured indigent criminal defendants had access to a court-appoint attorney.
What supreme court case incorporated the right to a speedy trial?
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Who is Gideon V Wainwright?
He is a correction director
Which decision by the warren court determined that state must provide a lawyer to a person accused of a crime who cannot afford one?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
What case focused on a defendant lack of access to counsel because the defendant was indigent?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Who presided over the Gideon v. Wainwright case?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Chief Justice Earl Warren presided over the case; Justice Hugo Black wrote the opinion of the Court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What decision by warren court determined that the state must provide a lawyer to a person accused of a crime who cannot afford one?
Gideon v. Wainwright
What was the reasoning behind the gideon v. wainwright decisio?
Florida
