Gideon v. Wainwright

Petition for a Writ of Certiorari from Clarence Gideon to the Supreme Court of the United States, 06/05/1962

From the Appellate Jurisdiction Case File Gideon v. Wainright, of the Records of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Convicted on breaking and entering and larceny charges after he was denied a court-appointed attorney and forced to defend himself in court, Clarence Earl Gideon appealed to the Supreme Court on the grounds that his constitutional right to counsel was violated.  On March 18, 1963, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon’s favor and he was granted a new trial in which he was acquitted.

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