Gideon v. Wainwright was about a man named Clarence Earl Gideon. Someone had acused him of burglary because someone had asumed they saw him near the pool room and had lots of money on his pockets and he had always been poor.Clarence was not given a lawyer there for he was not capable of defending himself so he lost and was given 5 years of prison.He then spent reading about laws while in prison then wrote a petition because he knew his sixth amendement had been violated.He then won the case.
The sixth amendment changed from Powell v Alabama through Argersinger v. Hamlin by in one way hurting the defendent and in an other by defending the defent.
http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-gideon-v-wainwright
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