Gideon v. Wainwright
A case in which the Court held that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee a right of legal counsel to anyone accused of a crime.
Facts and Case Summary - Gideon v. Wainwright - U.S. Courts
The Court held that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial and, as such, applies the states through the Due ...
Gideon v. Wainwright | 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Gideon v. Wainwright: In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court established that the Fourteenth Amendment creates a right for criminal defendants who ...
Gideon v. Wainwright - Wikipedia
Gideon v. Wainwright ... Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment ...
Gideon v. Wainwright Podcast | United States Courts
Decision: In 1963, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Gideon, guaranteeing the right to legal counsel for criminal defendants in federal and state ...
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - The National Constitution Center
The Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment's right to assistance of counsel required the federal government to appoint counsel to an indigent defendant ...
In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court ... - Thirteen.org
In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged ...
Clarence Earl GIDEON, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT ...
Petitioner was charged in a Florida state court with having broken and entered a poolroom with intent to commit a misdemeanor.
Gideon V. Wainwright - Louisiana Public Defender Board
Clarence Gideon was arrested and charged in Florida state court with a felony, breaking and entering a pool room.
Gideon v. Wainwright | Summary, Result, Significance, & Facts
Gideon v. Wainwright, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states must provide legal counsel to indigent defendants charged with a felony.
Gideon v. Wainwright - Landmark Cases of the US Supreme Court
The Court unanimously ruled in Gideon's favor, stating that the Sixth Amendment requires state courts to provide attorneys for criminal defendants facing felony ...
Celebrating 60 Years of Gideon v. Wainwright | ACLU
Safeguarding the Constitution. As we ring in 60 years of Gideon, it's important to remember what paved the way. Twenty-five years before the ...
Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 Supreme Court case, right to counsel
Alabama, 1932; Betts v. Brady, 1942; Clarence Gideon's Petition to the Supreme Court, 1962; Unanimous Majority Opinion, Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963; Concurring ...
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) | Wex - Law.Cornell.Edu
Primary tabs. Gideon v Wainwright, is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court used the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to extend the ...
Remembering Gideon's Lawyers - NACDL
Bruce Jacob, who represented Florida before the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright, has handled countless pro bono cases during his career.
Justice Department Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Gideon ...
Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision which held that the assistance of counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial, and ...
March 18, 1963: Gideon v. Wainwright - Zinn Education Project
March 18, 1963: Gideon v. Wainwright ... On March 18, 1963, the Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright. The case involved Clarence Earl Gideon, a poor man ...
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (article) - Khan Academy
Why does Gideon v. Wainwright matter? The Gideon case incorporated the Sixth Amendment into the states, meaning that all state courts must provide lawyers for ...
"Gideon v. Wainwright: The Art of Overruling" by Jerold H. Israel
During the 1962 Term, the Supreme Court, on a single Monday, announced six decisions concerned with constitutional limitations upon state criminal procedure ...
14.4 Primary Source: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), a much more famous case, the Supreme Court “incorporated” this right against the state government. There, Clarence Earl Gideon ...