Gideon V. Wainwright The Right to Free Legal Counsel |
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Author:
| Prentzas, G. S. |
Series title: | Great Supreme Court Decisions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4381-0336-5 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Chelsea House |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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Unable to pay for a lawyer, a man arrested for breaking and entering was forced to defend himself in court, resulting in a sentence of five years in prison. Was this fair? That question took Gideon v. Wainwright all the way to the Supreme Court, wh
Unable to pay for a lawyer, a man arrested for breaking and entering was forced to defend himself in court, resulting in a sentence of five years in prison. Was this fair? That question took Gideon v. Wainwright all the way to the Supreme Court, wh