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Gideon v. Wainwright
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: G.S. Prentzas; Consulting Editor:Tim McNeese
  • From the Series: Great Supreme Court Decisions
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791093832
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9383-2
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 05/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 345
  • Reading Level: Grades 5-8
  • Pages: 120

Summary

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, where it was decided that state courts should be required to provide attorneys to defendants in criminal cases who cannot afford their own. As stated by Justice Hugo Black, “Lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries.” Gideon v. Wainwright: The Right to Free Legal Counsel is a vivid account that delves into the judicial process that went into this landmark case.

Specifications

Full-color photographs. Glossary. Sidebars. Chronology/Timeline. Further reading. Bibliography. Source notes. Index.

About the Author(s)

G.S. Prentzas is an editor and writer who lives in New York. He has written more than a dozen books for young readers, including Thurgood Marshall: Champion of Justice, Tribal Law, and Miranda Rights: Protecting the Rights of the Accused. Prentzas graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

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