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While the federal government was already required to do so (according to the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution), the case of Gideon v. Wainwright extended which obligation listed below to the individual states?

Select one:
A.
allow defendants to "plead the fifth"

B.
provide a speedy trial

C.
provide legal counsel to defendants who cannot afford one

D.
provide defendants with a jury of their choosing

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I’m kinda new to this but thanks for the answer

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C

in Gideon v wainwright it en forced the 6th amendment

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