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A man is arrested in a pool hall fot stealing automobiles. He is tried and found guilty. In jail he complains that he did not have a lawyer. Is an amendment violated?
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A man is arrested in a pool hall fot stealing automobiles. He is tried and found guilty. In jail he complains that he did not have a lawyer. Is an amendment violated?

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Yes because everyone is entitled to a lawyer.
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Yes, he is under the protection of Amendment 5- Rights of the accused; Gideon v. Wainwright ["Lawyers in criminal cases are necessities, not luxuries"- Justice Hugo Black]

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