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Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested for breaking into a Florida Pool Hall to commit larceny
( Bay Harbor Pool Hall)
Clarence Earl Gideon
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At trial- Gideon requested a court appointed lawyer (He couldn’t afford his own)
Judge refused his request
Florida only provided free counsel if your case involved “special circumstances” (death penalty, unusually complex, illiterate, insanity, etc.)
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Gideon conducted his own defense
He was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison(had previous convictions)
Raiford PrisonVerdict?????????
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While in prison Gideon submitted a handwritten appeal
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US Supreme Court agrees to hear his case
Abe Fortas is appointed to represent him before the SC
The Supreme Court decided Gideon did not receive a fair trial
The SC orders a new trial- this time with a lawyer
(same courtroom, same judge)
Abe Fortas
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
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Tom Clark Hugo Black Earl Warren William Douglas John Harlan (Chief Justice)
Byron White William Brennan Potter Stewart Arthur Goldberg
U.S. Supreme Court (1963)
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New trial-
Verdict??????
Found Not Guilty
Significance: Established a person’s right to a court appointed lawyer (if you can’t afford your own) to ensure a fair trial