Gideon v.s. Wainwright
Year: 1963
Charges:
Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with petty larceny and was accused of breaking into a bar's pool room, taking money from the cash register, and smashing a cigarette machine and record player, because a witness said they saw him leaving with a wad of cash in his pocket at 5:30 a.m. His plee for having an appointed counsel for he couldn't afford one was denied by Florida's court because the case was not a capital offense, and they found him guilty and sentenced him to 5 years in prison. During his years in prison, Gideon used the resources given to him in the jail's library to write a petition to the Supreme Court to take and review his case.
Clarence Earl Gideon
Results:
On March 18, 1963, Justice Hugo black announced that the Supreme Court had found no difference between capital and non-capital offenses when applying to the 6th Amendment or that Gideon was not illiterate nor mentally disabled and therefore needed a counsel. The Supreme Court reprimanded the case to Florida's Supreme Court, however this time with a counsel appointed by the state to Gideon, W. Fred Turner. Eventually on August 5, 1963 Gideon's counsel found the witnesses evidence false for the witness himself or Henry Cook was found guilty. The courts found Gideon innocent and he was set free and so were others in Florida's prison based on the Supreme Court's decision.
Relationship with the 6th Amendment:
The case between Gideon v.s Wainwright is a prime example of the rights of the accused and if they are denied one can request and demand their rights be given to them through the 6th Amendment. The rights to have have a counsel or to call witnesses can save one many years in prison and a criminal record.
Year: 1963
Charges:
Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with petty larceny and was accused of breaking into a bar's pool room, taking money from the cash register, and smashing a cigarette machine and record player, because a witness said they saw him leaving with a wad of cash in his pocket at 5:30 a.m. His plee for having an appointed counsel for he couldn't afford one was denied by Florida's court because the case was not a capital offense, and they found him guilty and sentenced him to 5 years in prison. During his years in prison, Gideon used the resources given to him in the jail's library to write a petition to the Supreme Court to take and review his case.
Clarence Earl Gideon
Results:
On March 18, 1963, Justice Hugo black announced that the Supreme Court had found no difference between capital and non-capital offenses when applying to the 6th Amendment or that Gideon was not illiterate nor mentally disabled and therefore needed a counsel. The Supreme Court reprimanded the case to Florida's Supreme Court, however this time with a counsel appointed by the state to Gideon, W. Fred Turner. Eventually on August 5, 1963 Gideon's counsel found the witnesses evidence false for the witness himself or Henry Cook was found guilty. The courts found Gideon innocent and he was set free and so were others in Florida's prison based on the Supreme Court's decision.
Relationship with the 6th Amendment:
The case between Gideon v.s Wainwright is a prime example of the rights of the accused and if they are denied one can request and demand their rights be given to them through the 6th Amendment. The rights to have have a counsel or to call witnesses can save one many years in prison and a criminal record.