Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)
Clarence Earl Gideon served two years of a five year sentence for the original 1961 conviction of "breaking and entering with intent to commit petty larceny," a felony in the state of Florida. Gideon entered prison in August 1961 and was released in August 1963 after the US Supreme Court remanded the case for rehearing. The second jury deliberated only an hour before acquitting Gideon in his second trial.
Gideon was a petty criminal who had spent most of the previous three decades in and out of Texas and Missouri state prisons on charges of burglary, stealing, larceny, petty theft and escape. He had also been incarcerated in federal prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for stealing unspecified government property.
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Being refused a lawyer by the state of Florida..... apex... makes no sense to me but its right apparently
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Gideon vs. Wainwright is a US Supreme Court Case from 1963. The vote was unanimous. This court case decided under the fourth amendment, state courts are required to provide an attorney in criminal cases when the defendant cannot afford one.
Those who cannot hire a lawyer shall have counsel provided for them.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)The US Supreme Court held that indigent defendants in criminal cases have a Sixth Amendment right to court-appointed counsel. It pretty much was the cause of the establishment of the Public Defender system in American courts.For more information, see Related Links and Related Questions, below.
Clarence Earl Gideon was born 1910, and was 52 years old when the US Supreme Court released its decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 355 (1963). He turned 53 years old in August of that year.
Gideon was acquitted at his second trial.In Gideon v Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963), the US Supreme Court vacated the judgment in Clarence Earl Gideon's original trial and remanded he case for a new trial. Gideon was represented by attorney W. Fred Turner at his second trial, State of Florida v. Clarence Earl Gideon, and was acquitted after a brief jury deliberation.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Clarence Earl Gideon, a habitual petty criminal, was the petitioner/plaintiff; Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections, was the respondent/defendant. Wainwright's predecessor, H. G. Cochran, Jr., was the original respondent, but vacated office before the case reached the US Supreme Court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Clarence E.Gideon is the appellant (as this was a Supreme Court appeal) and Louie L. Wainright is the defendant (representing the Secretary of the Florida Dept. of Corrections).
Clarence Earl Gideon was born on 1910-08-30.
He is a correction director
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that if a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, one must be provided to him or her regardless of the defendant's ability to pay or the importance of the charges.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)The case was originally called Gideon v. Cochran, but Louie L. Wainwright succeeded Cochran as Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections before the case was heard in the US Supreme Court.
Clarence Gideon's life in prison was marked by his fight for justice. While incarcerated, he spent his time studying law and filing handwritten petitions to the Supreme Court, ultimately leading to the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, which established the right to legal counsel for indigent defendants. His determination and perseverance transformed his life in prison and had a lasting impact on the American justice system.
Gideon v. Wainwright
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