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Does an individual have a right to a lawyer, regardless of the crime he or she is charged with? In 1961, Clarence Gideon was arrested and charged with breaking and entering and petty larceny in Panama City, Florida. His request for a state-provided defense attorney was denied since Florida law only required doing so for capital offense cases. After Gideon was sentenced to 5 years in prison, he argued that Florida violated the 6th Amendment’s guarantee of the right to counsel. The Supreme Court heard Gideon’s case, in Gideon v. Wainwright, and ruled in a 9-0 decision that the 6th Amendment’s guarantee of an attorney applies to states through the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment through incorporation.
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@romanamento5610 4 года назад

This case was extremely significant to civil liberties in the United States by showing the power that each citizen has to make change in the government, regardless of class or status. Gideon, being an inmate, had the power to write a five page letter directly to the Supreme Court, highlighting the actual effectiveness and fairness exhibited and encouraged by the legal system. This case exemplifies that the government is in fact "for the people," and this fact can be displayed through civil liberties.

@braxtonriding4745 4 года назад

Thanks, used this for my Bill of Rights school project as apart of my examples of the use of the sixth amendment.

@danielleferrer7267 4 года назад

thank you for always helping APGOV students :)

@jacobholt1098 4 года назад

This the perfect video for school. Thank you:)

@kevinstewart4717 3 года назад

We have rights to public defenders because someone stole money and liquor

@kaylinnescobar4918 4 года назад

Gideon v. Wainwright's Supreme Court decision required free representation, provided by the state, for any person charged with a criminal offense. After being charged with breaking and entering and burglary, Gideon requested free access to an attorney from the state because he could not afford his own representation. He was forced to represent himself as the state denied him such access. He believed he was subject to an unfair trial and continued to write a letter to the Supreme Court, asking if they could hear his case. He was assigned Attorney Abe Fortas who argued that the trial was unfair as it went against the 6th Amendment guarantee for citizens to have a speedy and public trial as well as a right to counsel in criminal cases. This applies to states as detailed in the 14th Amendment which ensures citizens due process. In a 9-0 decision in favor of Gideon, states were required to provide free legal counsel for defendants charged with any serious crime. This case ensured the civil liberty of access to counsel in court for Gideon and all impoverished defendants after him, a liberty which would have otherwise been denied on a state to state basis without his efforts.

@petervanschenck4596 4 года назад

Excellent overview of this case. My class, especially Ethan, loved it.

@angieromero2338 4 года назад

The decision ultimately made a huge impact on the criminal justice system as it required state courts to follow the same “right to counsel” as federal courts had to so someone illegal wasn’t forced into defending themselves against crimes that may have been considered unworthy of court-appointed counsel by state courts, since this would put their freedom in jeopardy due to their lack of knowledge and understanding of the law as a counsel would know.

@eddiemeyer5206 4 года назад

intriguing

@emanueldavis7156 4 года назад

There still considerable concerns over defendents receiving inadequate representation. An episode of Adam Ruins Everything noted that public defenders have smaller budgets than prosecutors.