Question

What principle was established by the 1963 Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright?

O A. Executive privilege of the president did not extend to data in files bearing on criminal prosecution.
© B. Those who cannot hire a lawyer shall have counsel provided for them.
O C. Those who are clinically insane cannot be brought to trial.
O D. Those who are arrested must be read their rights at the time of arrest.

Answer 1

b) Those who cannot hire a lawyer shall have counsel provided for them

Step-by-step explanation:

in 1963, Clarence Gideon was arrested on suspicion of breaking and entering to commit a misdeameanor; he was convicted of the crime, but the Supreme Court said that this conviction was unconstitutional, because he did not have a defense attorney provide to him, because he was poor