Gideon v Wainwright and the right to legal defense
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In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon was accused of burglary. Facing five years in prison if found guilty, Gideon was unable to afford legal counsel, and the court refused to provide him a lawyer. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. So Gideon grabbed a pencil and some prison stationery and wrote a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court...
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