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The issue that the court had is that Clarence Earl Gideon was charged in florida state court with felony breaking and entering. So the question that they asked in court is "Does the sixth Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases to felony defendants in state courts?"

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Gideon was charged in a Florida state court with felony of breaking and entering. He could not afford a lawyer. Since it was a felony case he did not get a judge appointed to him. He got sentenced to 5 years in prison. He filed a habeus corpus in the Florida supreme court. They denied his habeus corpus relief. The 6th amendment states that all states in the U.S must give an attorney to those who cannot afford an attorney even in a felony case.

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This had was very significant. This helped people who could not afford an attorney in a felony case. They used to not be able to get an attorney appointed to the defendant.

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The court desided that the sixth Amendment's guarantee of a counsel of there own. The court reasoned that the sixth amendment's gurantee of counsel is a fundamental and essential right made obigatory upon the states by the fourth admendment

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Gideon v Wainwright Explained in 5 Minutes: US History and Government Review

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Gideon was charged with a felony and was not given an attorney in the state of Florida

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Did  Florida violate his 6th amendment right to a attorney?

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Yes, State must provide a defendant a attorney even in a felony case if they can't afford one.

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All defendants who can't afford an attorney must have a state appointed attorney