Gideon's trumpet

Lewis, Anthony First published 1964

About this book

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

  • appellate procedure
  • computer programming
  • computer programs
  • criminal law
  • droit constitutionnel
  • droit pénal
  • due process of law
  • equality before the law
  • gideon, clarence earl
  • gideon, clarence earl, 1910-1972
  • gideon, clarence earl -- trials, litigation, etc.
  • legal assistance to prisoners
  • legal status, laws
  • prisoners
  • programming languages (electronic computers)
  • right to counsel
  • right to counsel -- united states.
  • trials
  • trials, litigation
  • united states
  • united states, supreme court
  • united states. supreme court
  • united states. supreme court.
  • wainwright, louie l
  • wainwright, louie l. -- trials, litigation, etc.