Gideon v. Wainwright - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gideon v. Wainwright , , is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history. In the case, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment of t...
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In a unanimous opinion, the Court held that Gideon had a right to be represented by a court-appointed attorney and, in doing so, overruled its 1942 decision of Betts v. Brady.
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www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1962/1962_155/
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GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) ... GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA. No. 155. Argued January 15, 1963. Decided March 18, 1963. ... "The COURT: Mr. Gideon, I am sorry, but I cannot appoint Counsel to represent you in this case. Under the laws of the State...
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laws.findlaw.com/us/372/335.html
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CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA ... Charged in a Florida State Court with a noncapital felony, petitioner appeared without funds and without counsel and asked the Court to appoint counsel for him, but this was denied on the ground that the state ... Gideon v. Wainwright (No. 155) ; Reversed and cause remanded.
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www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0372_0...
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Fireworks Splice HTML ... Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) ... "If an obscure Florida convict named Clarence Earl Gideon had not sat down in his prison cell . . . to write a letter to the Supreme Court . . . the vast machinery of American law would have gone on functioning undisturbed.
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www.landmarkcases.org/gideon/home.html
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Fireworks Splice HTML ... Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) ... In a previous decision, Betts v. Brady (1942), the Court had held that in state criminal trials, an indigent defendant must be supplied with an attorney only in special circumstances, which included complex charges and incompetence or illiteracy on the part of the defendant.
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www.landmarkcases.org/gideon/background3.html
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Since the facts and circumstances of the two cases are so nearly indistinguishable, we think the Betts v. Brady holding, if left standing, would require us to reject Gideon's claim that the Constitution guarantees him the assistance of counsel.
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supreme.justia.com/us/372/335/case.html
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GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR ... Since the facts and circumstances of the two cases are so nearly indistinguishable, we think the Betts v. Brady holding if left standing would require us to reject Gideon's claim that the Constitution guarantees him the assistance of counsel.
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www.tourolaw.edu/patch/Gideon/
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