Supreme Court· 3/18/1963

Gideon v. Wainwright

Citations

372 U.S. 335
83 S. Ct. 792
9 L. Ed. 2d 799
1963 U.S. LEXIS 1942
93 A.L.R. 2d 733
23 Ohio Op. 2d 258

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holding that Sixth Amendment right to counsel extends to state court proceedings through the Fourteenth Amendment
holding that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in criminal proceedings applies to states through the Fourteenth Amendment
holding that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in criminal proceedings applies to states through the Fourteenth Amendment
holding that a defendant has right to be represented by counsel in all criminal trials for serious offenses
holding that a defendant has right to be represented by counsel in all criminal trials for serious offenses
holding that criminal defendants charged with serious offenses have the right to be represented at trial by counsel

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