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Why was Gideon not allowed to go free after his appeal to the Supreme Court was upheld

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Gideon's conviction was unconstitutional because Gideon was denied a defense lawyer at trial.

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After the Florida Supreme Court denied his petition, Gideon appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which reviewed his case in 1963. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision written by Justice Hugo Black, ruled that

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