Question

Indivisulas who cannot afford an attorney have a constitutional right to have one appointed to them. which supremer court case was instrumental in guaranteeing this right?

Answer 1

Gideon v. Wainwright

Step-by-step explanation:

Clarence Earl Gideon was brought before the Florida Court for breaking and entry, however, he had no legal representation and thus represented himself and lost the case. He applied with the Florida Supreme Court for his case to be revisited, that he was wrongly jailed, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the lower court. However, the United States Supreme Court upturned the judgement of the previous court and stated that based on the sixth amendment, the state courts are under obligation to appoint an attorney for a defendant who has none and Clarence Gideon was granted bail.