The Right to Counsel: From Gideon V. Wainwright to Gideon's Trumpet

by Lisa A. Wroble

Book Overview

In 1961, an unemployed drifter named Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested in Florida and charged with burglarizing a pool hall. In court, Gideon asked for a lawyer, since he could not afford one, but he was turned down. Gideon was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. Believing the U.S. Constitution was on his side, Gideon took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. Lisa A. Wroble explores the case, its impact on the U.S. legal system,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766030571
• ISBN13: 9780766030572
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12