Gideon Vs Wainright Case Study

Gideon v. Wainright Gideon v. Wainright was a turning point United States case that regulated that all states must provide a lawyer in all felonies and major capital cases for people who cannot afford to hire one. In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon was charged in a Florida State Court with a felony for breaking and entering, in a pool hall in Panama City, Florida and stealing money from the vending machines. The burglary occurred around sometime in the early morning, when a witness reported that he had seen Clarence Earl Gideon in the pool hall at around 5;30 that morning, leaving with a bottle of wine, and money in his pockets. Build on this accusation, the police arrested Gideon and charged him with the fines for breaking and entering, and

As the trial came to a close end the jury announced that Clarence Earl Gideon was guilty, and was convicted five years in prison. While being in jail Gideon filed a petition before the Florida Supreme Court declaring that the State of Florida had proclaimed an unfair case trial by denying him his Sixth Amendment the Right to the Assistance of Counsel. The petition sent to the Supreme Court was denied. Next, Gideon did not fall back; he appealed his case to the U.S Supreme Court claiming that putting him on trial without a lawyer was unfair due to the fact that it denied him due process of law against the 14th Amendment. The U.S Supreme Court came to a conclusion to review Gideon’s case, which

The Supreme Court understood that in “in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person hauled into court, which is poor to hire an attorney, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided. The second trial finally occurred in 1963, were Gideon was found not guilty and was appointed by an attorney. Gideon was finally, set free acquainted by the Supreme Court jury. In contrast with the two trials Gideon faced an intense hardship. As the first trial occurred Gideon did not have a lawyer to his defense, the witnesses who testified on his behalf did not help prove his innocence in not being guilty; nor did Gideon know how to work the stance position towards his case. The first trial is an example of an unfair trial were the defendant is not granted the sign of human rights. Moving along to the second trial Gideon’s Assistance of Counsel was approved; he had one of the best lawyers Fred Turner to represent him. In the procession of the second trial Gideon was found not guilty; with the effort of his lawyer bringing out the prosecutions weaknesses of the case, knowing what questions to ask to cross examine. The human rights were finally shown in the second trial by allowing Gideon all the rights he needed for protection by