Clarence Earl Gideon

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Clarence Earl Gideon was a Florida man whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Gideon v. Wainwright, established the constitutional right to legal counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
afterSupremeCourtDecision was retried with appointed counsel and acquitted
arrestLocation Panama City, Florida, United States
associatedLegalPrinciple Fourteenth Amendment incorporation of the right to counsel
Sixth Amendment right to counsel
associatedWithPlace Panama City, Florida, United States
burialPlace Hannibal, Missouri, United States
causeOfNotability his handwritten petition to the U.S. Supreme Court
charge breaking and entering a pool hall with intent to commit petty larceny
convictedOf felony theft in Florida state court
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalHistory had prior criminal convictions before Gideon v. Wainwright
dateOfBirth 1910-08-30
dateOfDeath 1972-01-18
education left school after eighth grade
era 20th century
ethnicity white American
familyName Gideon
fullName Clarence Earl Gideon
givenName Clarence
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Earl_Gideon
impact influenced later expansion of right to counsel in misdemeanor cases
led to requirement that states provide counsel to indigent felony defendants
involvedIn landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on right to counsel
knownFor being the petitioner in Gideon v. Wainwright
expanding the right to counsel for criminal defendants in the United States
legalIssue denial of court-appointed counsel at felony trial
legalStatusAtTimeOfCase indigent defendant
maritalStatus divorced
middleName Earl
nationality American
notableCourtCase Gideon v. Wainwright
numberOfChildren 3
occupation laborer
placeOfBirth Hannibal, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
religion Protestant
representedBy Abe Fortas in proceedings before the U.S. Supreme Court
requested appointment of counsel at his trial
residence Florida, United States
roleInEvent petitioner in Gideon v. Wainwright
sexOrGender male
subjectOf book "Gideon's Trumpet" by Anthony Lewis
television film "Gideon's Trumpet"
submitted handwritten petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court
wasDenied court-appointed counsel at his original trial

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Clarence Earl Gideon
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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