Gideon v. Wainwright
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: March 18, 1963
Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court guarantees the right to legal counsel.
Summary of Event
In the 1960’s, the Supreme Court effected a virtual revolution in American constitutional rules dealing with criminal procedure. These were part of a series of extensive changes in all phases of constitutional law: First Amendment freedoms, redistricting and reapportionment of electoral districts, and civil rights. Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court had for some years stressed the protections available to criminal defendants, but in Mapp...
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