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What were the legal questions asked by the supreme court in the case Gideon v Wainwright?
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What due process rights did Gideon v. Wainwright address?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)The 6th amendment right to counsel. Through 14th due process, 6th amendment was applied to the states. Mr. Gideon was accused of stealing items from a pool hall, was arrested, and went to trial (as indigent-no money to hire an attorney). He asked for an attorney, the judge said no, citing earlier cases. Gideon was convicted and appealed. The Supreme Court said that if there is a chance you could go to jail, then you should be provided an attorney if you cannot afford one. Before an attorney was supplied only if it was a capital case.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
what was the Gideon VS Wainwright case in 1963?
Clarence Gideon was accused of breaking into a pool hall in Florida . he asked for a lawyer , but Florida law at the time only provided for court appointed lawyers in capital / death penalty cases . Gideon lost the original case . but won his appeal to the supreme court , where the court ruled that the 6th amendment right to a lawyer applied to felony cases. if the defendant could not afford a lawyer, the state had to provide one .
Why did Florida deny Clarence Earl Gideon counsel?
Florida denied Gideon counsel because until Gideon changed that in 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in Betts v Brady,(1942) that the right to counsel was only for capital crimes, such as murder or rape. Therefore, when Gideon asked for counsel the judge replied no due to the fact that it wasn't an option at the time.
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