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This case overruled Betts and held that the right of an indigent defendant to appointed counsel is a fundamental right, essential to a fair trial. Failure to provide an indigent defendant with an attorney is a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution (“Constitution”).
- Alabama V. Shelton
Gideon v. Wainwright372 U.S. 335, 83 S. Ct. 792, 9 L. Ed. 2d...
- Douglas, Et Al. V. California
CitationDouglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S. Ct. 814,...
- Betts V. Brady
CitationBetts v. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, 62 S. Ct. 1252, 86 L....
- Ross V. Moffit
CitationRoss v. Moffitt, 417 U.S. 600, 94 S. Ct. 2437, 41 L....
- Gideon V. Wainright
Failure to provide an indigent defendant with an attorney is...
- Alabama V. Shelton
Mar 18, 2013 · 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. 372 U. S. 336-345. Reversed and cause remanded.
Mar 13, 2017 · Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark case that identified the Sixth Amendment right to counsel as a fundamental right that is incorporated to the states through the 14th Amendment. Prior to this decision, many states only required counsel to be appointed in capital cases.
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.
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 to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own.
Procedure: Lower Courts: Bay County Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida Lower Court Ruling: The trial judge denied Gideon’s request for a court-appointed attorney because, under Florida law, counsel could only be appointed for a poor defendant charged with a capital offense.
