Gideon v. Wainwright
Year:Decided on March,18,1963
Results:9 votes Gideon, 0 votes against, in favor of Gideon
Constitutional Issue:Right to counsel
Civil Rights/Liberties:Civil Liberties
Significance:It gave poor defendant the right to counsel even if couldn't afford one through the 6th amendment.
Quote from Majority Opinion:Justice Black wrote,"Reason and reflection require us to recognize that in our … system of criminal justice, any person hailed into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided."
Dissent:There was none
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6 Word Summary:Right to counsel extended to poor
Results:9 votes Gideon, 0 votes against, in favor of Gideon
Constitutional Issue:Right to counsel
Civil Rights/Liberties:Civil Liberties
Significance:It gave poor defendant the right to counsel even if couldn't afford one through the 6th amendment.
Quote from Majority Opinion:Justice Black wrote,"Reason and reflection require us to recognize that in our … system of criminal justice, any person hailed into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided."
Dissent:There was none
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6 Word Summary:Right to counsel extended to poor 
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