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Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Gideon v. Wainwright No. 155 Argued January 15, 1963 Decided March 18, 1963 372 U.S. 335
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
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Charged in a Florida State Court with a noncapital felony, petitioner appeared without funds and without counsel and asked the Court to appoint counsel for him, but this was denied on the ground that the state law permitted appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in capital cases only. Petitioner conducted his own defense about as well as could be expected of a layman, but he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. Subsequently, he applied to the State Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus, on the ground that his conviction violated his rights under the Federal Constitution. The State Supreme Court denied all relief.
Held: The right of an indigent defendant in a criminal trial to have the assistance of counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial, and petitioner’s trial and conviction without the assistance of counsel violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Betts v. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, overruled. Pp. 336-345.
Reversed and cause remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) in 372 U.S. 335 372 U.S. 336. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UW9W6G3MXDEU95A.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), in 372 U.S. 335, page 372 U.S. 336. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UW9W6G3MXDEU95A.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). cited in 1963, 372 U.S. 335, pp.372 U.S. 336. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UW9W6G3MXDEU95A.
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