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The Gideon case : inside the Supreme Court's historic right to counsel decision / Bruce R. Jacob.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jacob, Bruce R., author.
Contributor:
JSTOR (Online Service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gideon, Clarence Earl--Trials, litigation, etc.
Gideon, Clarence Earl.
Wainwright, Louie L--Trials, litigation, etc.
Wainwright, Louie L.
Jacob, Bruce R.
United States. Supreme Court.
United States.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
Lawyers.
Right to counsel--United States--History.
Right to counsel.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 224 pages) : illustrations, map
Place of Publication:
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2026]
Contents:
Preface: About the Gideon Case and the Author
History at My Door
The Crime and the Arrest
The Right to Counsel Colloquy
Gideon's Trial, Conviction, and Sentence
Petition for Review to the Florida Supreme Court
The Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court
The Florida Attorney General's Office
The Summer of 1962: Working on the Gideon Case
Marriage, the Holland Firm, and Completion of the Brief
The Right to Counsel before Gideon
The Brief for the Petitioner
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2026).
Other Format:
Print version: Jacob, Bruce R. Gideon case
ISBN:
9780813074221
0813074223
0813075262
9780813075266
Publisher Number:
40033149472
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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