Gideon's trumpet

Description:

This is a true story about Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, who is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court agrees to hear Gideon's case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor. Gideon is given a new trial and is found innocent and U.S. legal history is changed forever.

subjects: Due process of law,  Equality before the law,  Right to counsel,  Trials, litigation,  United States,  United States. Supreme Court,  Droit constitutionnel,  Droit pénal,  Gideon, Clarence Earl -- Trials, litigation, etc.,  Criminal law,  Trials,  Appellate procedure,  Legal assistance to prisoners,  Prisoners,  Legal status, laws,  Wainwright, Louie L. -- Trials, litigation, etc.,  United States. Supreme Court.,  Right to counsel -- United States.,  Gideon, Clarence Earl,  Wainwright, Louie L,  United states, supreme court,  Gideon, clarence earl, 1910-1972,  Computer programming,  Computer programs,  Programming languages (Electronic computers)

People: Clarence Earl Gideon,  H. G. Cochran,  Louie L. Wainwright

Places: United States,  États-Unis