Gideon v. Wainwright

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Fourteenth Amendment case Sixth Amendment case United States Supreme Court case criminal procedure case landmark decision

Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Fourteenth Amendment case → Sixth Amendment case → United States Supreme Court case → criminal procedure case → landmark decision →
appliesTo	indigent defendants → state felony prosecutions →
areaOfLaw	constitutional law → criminal law → criminal procedure →
arguedDate	1963-01-15 →
chargeAgainstPetitioner	felony breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor →
citation	372 U.S. 335 →
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
court	Supreme Court of the United States →
decisionDate	1963-03-18 →
decisionType	unanimous decision →
fullName	Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) →
holding	States are required to provide counsel to indigent defendants charged with serious offenses → The Sixth Amendment right to counsel in criminal cases is a fundamental right applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment →
impact	incorporated the Sixth Amendment right to counsel against the states → required states to establish or expand public defender systems →
joinedBy	Arthur J. Goldberg → Byron R. White → Earl Warren → John M. Harlan II → Potter Stewart → Tom C. Clark → William J. Brennan Jr. → William O. Douglas →
legalIssue	incorporation of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel against the states → right to counsel for indigent criminal defendants →
locationOfEvents	Panama City, Florida →
lowerCourtRuling	Florida courts denied Gideon appointed counsel and upheld his conviction →
majorityOpinionBy	Hugo L. Black →
originatingCourt	Supreme Court of Florida →
originatingState	Florida →
overruledCase	Betts v. Brady →
overruledCaseCitation	316 U.S. 455 (1942) →
pageInUnitedStatesReports	335 →
petitioner	Clarence Earl Gideon →
precedentFor	Alabama v. Shelton → Argersinger v. Hamlin →
relatedRight	right to counsel →
remedy	new trial with appointed counsel for Gideon →
respondent	Louie L. Wainwright →
respondentOffice	Director of the Division of Corrections of Florida →
supremeCourtDisposition	reversed and remanded →
volumeOfUnitedStatesReports	372 →
yearDecided	1963 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Argersinger v. Hamlin → Betts v. Brady → Escobedo v. Illinois →	relatedCase
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Incorporation doctrine →	keyCase
Argersinger v. Hamlin →	extendedFrom
Gideon v. Wainwright ("Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)") →	fullName
United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court →	hasNotableCase
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	interpretedByCase
Due Process Clause →	interpretedInCase
Public Defender of San Francisco →	legalBasis
American Civil Liberties Union →	notableCase
Clarence Earl Gideon →	notableCourtCase
Earl Warren ("Gideon v. Wainwright decision") →	notableWork
Betts v. Brady →	overruledBy
Criminal Justice Act of 1964 →	relatedTo