Clarence Earl Gideon was born on 1910-08-30.
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Gideon was represented by a local attorney, Fred W. Turner, at his second trial, State of Florida v. Clarence Earl Gideon. He was acquitted after a brief jury deliberation.
Gideon was acquitted at his second trial.In Gideon v Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963), the US Supreme Court vacated the judgment in Clarence Earl Gideon's original trial and remanded he case for a new trial. Gideon was represented by attorney W. Fred Turner at his second trial, State of Florida v. Clarence Earl Gideon, and was acquitted after a brief jury deliberation.
Clarence Earl Gideon and right to an attorney
Clarence Earl Gideon was born 1910, and was 52 years old when the US Supreme Court released its decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 355 (1963). He turned 53 years old in August of that year.
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Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Future Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas was appointed to represent Clarence Earl Gideon's interests before the Supreme Court; Bruce R. Jacob argued for the State of Florida.When Gideon's case was remanded to the Florida courts for a new criminal trial, two unnamed ACLU lawyers from Miami offered to represent him; however, Gideon proclaimed he did not want ACLU lawyers and requested assistance from a local attorney, W. Fred Turner, whom the court then appointed to defend Gideon.Gideon was acquitted of all charges during his retrial.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
In Gideon's first trial, State of Florida v. Clarence Earl Gideon, he was forced to defend himself (pro se) because the Supreme Court ruled in Betts v. Brady, (1942) that the states didn't have to provide court-appointed counsel to indigent criminal defendants. The Supreme Court overturned this decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963).Gideon's attorney in the Supreme Court case was future justice Abe Fortas; his attorney at his second trial was Fred W. Turner.
Clarence Gideon's life in prison was marked by his fight for justice. While incarcerated, he spent his time studying law and filing handwritten petitions to the Supreme Court, ultimately leading to the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, which established the right to legal counsel for indigent defendants. His determination and perseverance transformed his life in prison and had a lasting impact on the American justice system.
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.