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.
Gideon v. Wainwright
The right to a lawyer.
No. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963) dealt with the right of criminal defendants to the Sixth Amendment protection of legal counsel, even if the defendant was indigent and couldn't afford an attorney.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
He is a correction director
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Clarence Earl Gideon, a habitual petty criminal, was the petitioner/plaintiff; Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections, was the respondent/defendant. Wainwright's predecessor, H. G. Cochran, Jr., was the original respondent, but vacated office before the case reached the US Supreme Court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Florida
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Justice Hugo Black delivered the opinion of the Court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Gideon V. Wainwright (A+, Civics)