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U.S Supreme Court found in favor of Gideon through a unanimous vote.The Court held that it was consistent with the Constitution to require states to appoint lawyers if the defendant can't afford it

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Clarence Earl Gideon was charged in Florida state court with felony breaking and entering. He showed up in court without a lawyer and later was found guilty. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison when he filed a writ of habeas corpus petition stating the trial court violated  his constitutional right to be  represented in counsel, but it was denied.

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The significance of the case is that it made it mandatory for courts of law, states and federal, to provide a lawyer for the accused if they cannot afford it. This enforced the 6th Amendment right that was listed in the Bill of Rights.

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Does the sixth Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to felony defendants in state courts?