Gideon v. Wainwright

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:age 51 years old
gptkbp:appeal writ of certiorari
filed in forma pauperis
gptkbp:caseOutcome 155
gptkbp:convictedOf breaking and entering
gptkbp:court gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
unanimous decision
gptkbp:death January 18, 1972
gptkbp:decidedBy March 18, 1963
gptkbp:demonym court-appointed attorney
gptkbp:denomination taught in law schools
denial of fair trial
gptkbp:endOfLife advocate for prisoners' rights
worked in various jobs
gptkbp:filingDate March 18, 1963
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gideon v. Wainwright
gptkbp:impact increased awareness of legal rights
increased access to legal representation
subsequent right to counsel cases
gptkbp:influence inspired legal reforms
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Warren_Court
none
constitutional rights
Judge Robert L. McCrary
gptkbp:lawEnforcement mandatory provision of counsel
gptkbp:legacy symbol of justice
strengthened legal rights
gptkbp:legal_principle right to counsel
right to free legal counsel
Sixth_Amendment_right_to_counsel
gptkbp:legal_representation criminal cases
public defender system
none at trial
gptkbp:notableFeature 372 U.S. 335
foundation for public defense
gptkbp:outcome convicted
retrial with counsel
state courts are required to provide counsel to defendants who cannot afford an attorney
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkbp:precedent overturned_Betts_v._Brady
gptkbp:profession penniless drifter
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance widely studied case
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
Fourteenth Amendment
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:Louie_L._Wainwright
gptkbp:signatories gptkb:Clarence_Earl_Gideon
gptkbp:significance expanded the rights of defendants
gptkbp:tactics self-representation
gptkbp:theme previously incarcerated