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Gideon Vs. Wainwright
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United States Supreme Court cases are argued and decided on Constitutional grounds. All arguments and decisions are based on interpretations of the original Constitution and, more often, on Constitutional amendments.
In June 1961, Clarence Gid .... Middle of Term Paper
... a rule laid down by the Supreme Court: “ that all citizens tried for a felony crime should have aid of counsel.” Oral arguments were heard on January 15,1962 and the decision was announced on March 18, 1963.
However, Gideon was wrong. The rule applied by the Supreme Court at that time was in fact exactly the opposite. The Constitution, it had held, did not guarantee free counsel to all felony defendants that are unable to retain their own. Since1942, when Betts v. Brady was decided by a divided Court, the problem of defendant’s federal constitutional right to counsel in a state court has been a continuing source of controversy and litiga ... |
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