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Do you agree that the Court made the right decision in the Gideon case, or would you have upheld the earlier Betts decision ? Explain .

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Answer:

I agree.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gideon was accused of stealing a pool room. He had no money to pay for a lawyer and asked the court to provide a lawyer for him. This was denied.

Gideon had to do his defense alone, but he had no legal knowledge, which prevented him from being able to defend himself, in addition to preventing him from having a fair trial. In that case, he filed a lawsuit to determine whether he could get a lawyer, so that he could be tried fairly as an American citizen.

The Court ruled that it was right for people accused of committing a crime, who did not have the financial resources to pay a lawyer, to receive a lawyer, paid by the state, so that they could receive a fair and correct trial.

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