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Gideon's Trumpet

By anthony , Gideon , Clarence Earl;Wainwright , Louie L;Lewis

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage Books
ISBN
9780307805287, 030780528X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1875343 bytes)
Edition
Vintage books ed
Pages
205 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Clarence Earl -- TrialsClarence Earl;Wainwrightetc;Gideonetc;United States. -- Supreme Court;Gideonetc;WainwrightLAW--Civil Procedure;LAW--Criminal Law--General;LAlitigationLouie L;Right to counsel -- United States;LAW -- CLouie L. -- Trials

Description

Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court agrees to hear Gideon's case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor.

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