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How long was each sentence served by Clarence Earl Gideon the Appellee of Gideon v. Wainwright?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Clarence Earl Gideon served two years of a five year sentence for the original 1961 conviction of "breaking and entering with intent to commit petty larceny," a felony in the state of Florida. Gideon entered prison in August 1961 and was released in August 1963 after the US Supreme Court remanded the case for rehearing. The second jury deliberated only an hour before acquitting Gideon in his second trial.Gideon was a petty criminal who had spent most of the previous three decades in and out of Texas and Missouri state prisons on charges of burglary, stealing, larceny, petty theft and escape. He had also been incarcerated in federal prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for stealing unspecified government property.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What was unusual about the petition Gideon filed with the Supreme Court?
The Court allowed him to file it in forma pauperis, which meant that the Court would waive the fees generally associated with such a petition. Generally, the Court dismisses most of these petitions; Gideon's was among those that it did not dismiss.
What supreme court case incorporated the right to a speedy trial?
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Which supreme court case mandated the state provide lawyers for defendants who are unable to pay for them?
Gideon
Which tribe is in the san gabriel mission?
The tongva tribe was the tribe in the san gabriel mission. the people in the mission had also called them gabrielinos.
