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Gideon v. Wainwright.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- BRI, Homework Help
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Right to counsel.
- Criminal procedure.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (4 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Makematic, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- 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 Sixth Amendment's guarantee of the right to counsel. The Supreme Court heard Gideon's case and ruled in a 9-0 decision that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of an attorney applies to states through the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 06, 2024).
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI.
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