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What was Clarence Gideon forced to do during his burglary trial?

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He was forced to ple guilty even tho he was not
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Represent himself

Clarence Gideon, who was involved in an offence appropriation by the Florida State, was not furnished with a lawyer when he couldn't manage one himself. Accordingly, he was required to serve himself in the forum was sentenced. The U.S. Supreme Court overran this judgement in a lawsuit known as Gideon vs. Wainwright and asked the Florida State to administer Gideon with a counsellor. Gideon has worked repeatedly and, this time, because he owned a federal supporter, he was acquitted.

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