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Legal Citation: 407 U.S. 25 (1972)

Petitioner
Jon Richard Argersinger

Respondent
Raymond Hamlin, Leon County Sheriff, Florida

Petitioner's Claim
That being sentenced to jail after a trial where he was not represented by counsel violated the Sixth Amendment.

Chief Lawyers for Petitioner
J. Michael Shea, Bruce S. Rogow

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
George R. Georgieff

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, William O. Douglas (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
12 June 1972

Decision
Finding that defendants facing a jail sentence of any length have a right to counsel,...