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Q: Why was the fourteenth amendment important to Clarence Gideon and what did it give him?
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The 14th amendment was important to Clarence Gideon because it gave him?

Freedom of Speech


When was Clarence Earl Gideon born?

Clarence Earl Gideon was born on 1910-08-30.


Who played Clarence Earl Gideon in the film Gideon's Trumpet?

That was Henry Fonda.


Who was Clarence Earl Gideon's lawyer in his final trial?

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.


What was the outcome of Clarence Earl Gideon's second trial?

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.


Who has to follow the precedent in Gideon v Wainwright?

The states have to follow the precedent set in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963). The US Supreme Court used the fourteenth Amendment due process clause to incorporate the Sixth Amendment right to counsel to the states. This reversed their earlier decision in Betts v Brady.


What was Florida's argument in the US Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright?

Florida argument came from an earlier case, Betty v Brady, which said that right to counsel provided by the fourteenth amendment does not compel states to provide counsel to any defendant. Also, Gideon did not commit a capital offense.(the 14th amendment transfers the laws in the Bill of Rights to the states)


What is gideons trumpet based on?

Clarence Earl Gideon and right to an attorney


How old was Clarence Earl Gideon in 1963?

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.


Did Clarence Earl Gideon ever find his children after his release?

no never even tried


Why did Clarence Gideon have to represent himself?

Because at the time, Florida did not pay for representation for criminal defendants.


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 .