Defending Gideon

Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with breaking into a pool hall. He could not afford a lawyer to defend him in court, and after a hasty trial, he was convicted. Had Gideon accepted his fate, he'd have been imprisoned for five years. But Gideon did challenge his conviction -all the way to the Supreme Court. The result was the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, which guarantees poor defendants the right to counsel in criminal cases.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

30 min

Cast:

Martin Sheen, Clarence Earl Gideon

Quality:

HD

Director:

Rebecca Richman Cohen

Release:

2013

Country:

United States

Rating:

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