Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)
Chief Justice Earl Warren presided over the case; Justice Hugo Black wrote the opinion of the Court.
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John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1801-1835); he didn't play a role in Gideon v. Wainwright,(1963), because he had been dead approximately 128 years by the time the case reached the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) presided over Gideon.
Clarence Earl Gideon won. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held that Gideon had been denied due process when he was refused his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, and had been unjustly convicted in his first trial. The case was remanded to the Florida state courts for a new trial. The jury in the second trial deliberated only one hour before acquitting Gideon.As a result of the Supreme Court's decision, indigent felony defendants must receive free counsel.Case Citation:Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
John Hancock presided over the first, and George Washington presided over the second.
John Hancock presided over the first, and George Washington presided over the second.
The phrase "is presided by" is technically incorrect. The correct phrase is "is presided over by." The word "preside" is a transitive verb, and it requires the preposition "over" to indicate the person or entity in charge. Therefore, it should be written as "is presided over by" for grammatical accuracy.
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Yes. Example sentence: The president presided over the meeting.
...Mr. X presided over the meeting.
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)
Earl Warren
Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, presided over the trail of Martin Luther.
In medieval Europe poor peasants worked the land, presided over by rich nobles.