Gideon+v.+Wainwright


 * //__Background of this case __// – Gideon was a man from Florida who broke in to a pool house to drink beer and wine. He was convicted and sentenced to jail without the representation of a lawyer, because he could not afford to be represented in court. The conflict was about Gideon not being appointed a lawyer, because he couldn't afford one. He was charged for breaking and entering on January 15, 1963.
 * //__Constitutional significance of this case __// –The sixth amendment, which states he had the right to be represented in court by a lawyer. The fourteenth amendment, was supposed to supply him with a lawyer. And due process clause of the fifth was also used in the case of Gideon vs Wainwright.
 * //__Decision/precedent set by this case __// –"Lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries." The deicision made by the court was that he was sentenced to five years in state prison. The right to counsel.
 * __//Important terms/concepts related to this case-//__ Everyone should have a lawyer. The right to have a lawyer is an very important concept in this case. Another important concept in this case is to abide by the amendments, because though the

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The Oyez Project, Gideon v. Wainwright ,  372 U.S. 335 (1963) available at: ([|http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1962/1962_155]) (last visited Tuesday, February 23, 2010).