https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz Landmark Case Summary en-us 2019-03-06 15:01:02 UTC 2023-02-18 16:36:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png angelinagiarelli https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338413357 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 ]]> 2019-03-06 15:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338413357 https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338416977 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. ]]> 2019-03-06 15:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338416977 angelinagiarelli https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338419164 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.]]> 2019-03-06 15:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338419164 https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338422124 Does the sixth Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to felony defendants in state courts?]]> 2019-03-06 15:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/338422124 angelinagiarelli https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/339307249 2019-03-08 14:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/339307249 https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/339312370 2019-03-08 14:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/angelinagiarelli/u1dl376cm3wz/wish/339312370