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Nov 21, 2023 · Washington. In the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Strickland v. Washington (1984), the Court addresses the Sixth Amendment guarantee that someone accused of a crime has access to legal counsel ...
GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT. 372 U.S. 335 (1963) MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner was charged in a Florida state court with having broken and entered a poolroom with intent to commit a misdemeanor. This offense is a felony under [372 U.S. 335, 337] Florida law. Appearing in court without funds and without a lawyer ...
Wainwright (1963) Landmark unanimous ruling that states are required under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to provide an attorney to defendants in criminal cases who are unable to afford their own. Gideon v. Wainwright. Abe Fortas, by appointment of the Court, 370 U.S. 932 , argued the cause for petitioner.
George D. Mentz, Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, argued the cause for the State of Alabama, as [372 U.S. 335, 336] amicus curiae, urging affirmance. With him on the brief were MacDonald Gallion, Attorney General of Alabama, T. W. Bruton, Attorney General of North Carolina, and Ralph Moody, Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), is the only case the Court so far has identified as satisfying Teague v. Lane’s “watershed rule” 1 Both parties have filed blanket consents to the filing of amicus briefs at the merits stage. Pursuant to Rule 37.6, amicus states that no counsel for a party authored this brief in whole or in part,
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Supreme Court of the United States. Clarence Earl Gideon v. Louie L. Wainwright. Decided March 18, 1963 – 372 U.S. 335. Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner was charged in a Florida state court with having broken and entered a poolroom with intent to commit a misdemeanor. This offense is a felony under Florida law.
