Penology: Gideon’s Ironic Impact; Penology: Gideon’s Ironic Impact. 2 minute read. TIME. June 3, 1966 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... by 1965 Gideon v. Wainwright had freed more than 1,000 Florida prisoners.

March 18 is the 60 th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, ... The best way to describe holistic defense is to illustrate its impact. I had a client, let’s call him Robert.

In Gideon v. Wainwright, Clarence Gideon was charged with breaking into a Panama City, Florida, pool hall on June 3, 1961. This case led the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a constitutional right to ...

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the high court said everyone, regardless of income, has a fundamental right to a lawyer. Here's Attorney General Merrick Garland. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...

Sixty years ago today, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Gideon v.Wainwright. The court held that states must abide by the Sixth Amendment and that those whose liberty is threatened by ...

March 18 is the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, requiring that people who cannot afford lawyers are provided with a public defender.

On March 18, 1963, the justices decided in Gideon v. Wainwright that defendants in felony cases have the constitutional right to a free attorney if they can’t afford to hire one.

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), entrenched in American folklore by a bestselling book and a popular film, was one of the most famous decisions rendered by the Warren court.

The Gideon v. Wainwright ruling, which guarantees lawyers for criminal defendants, just turned 60. Justice Clarence Thomas isn’t a fan of the precedent it set.

Sixty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court's Gideon v.Wainwright decision established one of the most vital components of our justice system by recognizing that people accused of a crime have a Sixth ...