Jon Richard Argersinger
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Jon Richard Argersinger was the defendant whose case led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision extending the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that could result in imprisonment.
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| Jon Richard Argersinger canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal defendant ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ |
| citation | 407 U.S. 25 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| expanded | Gideon v. Wainwright ⓘ |
| hasRole | petitioner in Argersinger v. Hamlin ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | His case extended the right to counsel to misdemeanor defendants facing possible imprisonment in U.S. courts. ⓘ |
| holding | The right to counsel applies to any criminal prosecution that actually leads to imprisonment, even for misdemeanors. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalCase | Argersinger v. Hamlin ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
right to counsel ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the defendant in Argersinger v. Hamlin ⓘ |
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