Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states …

Gideon filed a habeas corpus petition in the Florida Supreme Court, arguing that the trial court's decision violated his constitutional right to be represented by counsel. The Florida Supreme …

Federal judges and public defense attorneys discuss the significance of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963).

Mar 18, 2013 · Gideon v. Wainwright: In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court established that the Fourteenth Amendment creates a right for criminal defendants who cannot pay for …

Gideon v. Wainwright, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 18, 1963, ruled (9–0) that states are required to provide legal counsel to indigent defendants charged with a felony. The …

While in prison, Gideon became a “jailhouse” lawyer—studying the Constitution, building his case, and eventually petitioning the Supreme Court to take it up. The Court took Gideon’s case and …

Gideon v Wainwright, is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court used the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to extend the constitutional right to an attorney in federal …

Wainwright, the Supreme Court addressed whether the constitutional right to counsel applies to criminal matters in state court. This landmark 1963 case centered around Charles Gideon’s …

While serving his sentence in a Florida state prison, Gideon began studying law, which reaffirmed his belief his rights were violated when his request for counsel was refused. From his prison …

Wainwright (1963), a much more famous case, the Supreme Court “incorporated” this right against the state government. There, Clarence Earl Gideon was accused of a burglary at a …