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The nominal defendant of Gideon v. Wainwright was Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections. Wainwright's predecessor, H. G.
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What is the citation for Gideon v. Wainwright?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)The case was originally called Gideon v. Cochran, but Louie L. Wainwright succeeded Cochran as Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections before the case was heard in the US Supreme Court.
Was Gideon v wainwright a civil rights or civil liberties case?
both
Which court case states that everyone is entitled to an attorney if they cannot afford?
Gideon V. Wainwright (A+, Civics)
What group benefited from Gideon v Wainwright?
The Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963) ensured indigent criminal defendants had access to a court-appoint attorney.
What supreme court case incorporated the right to a speedy trial?
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
What was the outcome of the case of Gideon vs Wainwright?
Gideon vs. Wainwright is a US Supreme Court Case from 1963. The vote was unanimous. This court case decided under the fourth amendment, state courts are required to provide an attorney in criminal cases when the defendant cannot afford one.
What was the basis for the Gideon v. Wainwright case?
Gideon claimed he had been imprisoned unjustly because he could not afford to hire an attorney to argue his defense
What case focused on a defendant lack of access to counsel because the defendant was indigent?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Who presided over the Gideon v. Wainwright case?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Chief Justice Earl Warren presided over the case; Justice Hugo Black wrote the opinion of the Court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Who lost the case Gideon or Wainright?
Gideon was the man denied the aid of an attorney at his trial, He sued, seeking the right to be provided with an attorney. The Supreme Court decided in his favor. Gideon won, Wainwright lost.
Who where the parties involved in the Gideon v. Wainwright?
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Clarence Earl Gideon, a habitual petty criminal, was the petitioner/plaintiff; Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections, was the respondent/defendant. Wainwright's predecessor, H. G. Cochran, Jr., was the original respondent, but vacated office before the case reached the US Supreme Court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Who was Chief Justice John Marshall in Gideon v Wainwright case?
John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1801-1835); he didn't play a role in Gideon v. Wainwright,(1963), because he had been dead approximately 128 years by the time the case reached the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) presided over Gideon.
