Analysis Of Clarence Gideon's Trial

In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the case begins with Gideon arrest in 1961. Clarence Earl Gideon was a drifter who was in and out of prison for nonviolent crimes. On January 3, 1961, 51-year-old Gideon was charged with breaking and entering into a Bay Harbor Pool Room in Panama City, Florida with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, which is a felony under Florida law. Giedion was charged with a felony in the state of Florida. Gideon appeared in the Florida court and informed the judge that he would like to be appointed counsel because he could not afford one. The judge denied Gideon’s request to be appointed an attorney. The courts stated that under Florida law the only time an indigent defendant is entitled to be appointed counsel is when

The book Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee takes place in the Tang Dynasty in a region of China called Chang-ping. The time in which the book took place was a very Confucian society due to the resurrection of the Confucian Educational System. This society emphasized beliefs such as the importance of the government, education, filial piety, and the 5 relationships. It believed that the gentleman was the embodiment of all these characteristics and was held to the highest standards. Legalism was the practiced legal system at the time. In the legal system, it was expected that to those who were accused of wrongdoings were to be tortured into confessing their crimes and the punishments were very severe. One of the ways Legalism worked was that when one was suspected to be guilty, the confession would be tortured out of them, rather than searching and comparing all the suspects. The society of the time also practiced and believed in spiritual entities. They 'd pray in temples for answers to their questions and the response they 'd get were taken seriously. These were the common practices of the time. This novel focuses on Dee Jen-djieh, or more commonly known as Judge Dee. He is the magistrate of Chang-ping and is famous for solving many successful and puzzling cases. He is an honest, wise, benevolent, justice-loving magistrate, although some members of the public believe he is too rash in judgments and often jumps to conclusions. Judge Dee is a good magistrate because he is

Clarence Gideon was convicted of a crime he did not commit. He was his own lawyer because he didn’t have enough money to get one. He defended himself in court but failed. He was sent to jail for five years but only served two, he was sent to jail because the jury believed he burglirized a pool room took a pint of wine, some beers, cola, and money from the jutbox and cigar matieche. A man named Lester Wade said he saw him take the things and go into a taxe cab. After Mr. Gideon was sentenced to jail he wrote to the supreme court, and told them his trial was treated unfairly. They sent his letter to Florida and they took a look at it and took it to court. Clarence Gideon was successful and help many people get out of jail or tried again with

Clarence Earl Gideon, a man with an 8th grade education who caused an influence from within a prison cell. Gideon has been in and out of jail numerous times for nonviolent crimes ever since fleeing from his home while he was in the 8th grade. He was charged with attempted misdemeanor, and was taken to court. He appeared without a lawyer, since he was not very wealthy at all. Infact, he was extremely poor. Gideon requested that he be given an attorney to defend him. According to the 6th Amendment, the accused has the right to a lawyer. However, the court of Florida denied him of it because they said that only citizens that have committed capital offenses have the right to jury. Gideon tried his best to represent himself without an attorney,

Jon Argersinger was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, which was a misdemeanor in his state of Florida. This charge carried a 6 month sentence with a $1,000 fine. During his bench trial, Argersinger was not represented by an attorney. This called into question if the 6th and 14th Amendments guarantee a right to counsel to defendants accused of committing misdemeanors. In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court decided that no matter how petty the crime, the state was obligated to provide the accused with counsel. This is significant because previously, under the Gideon v. Wainwright ruling, only those accused of serious crimes were granted the right to counsel. However, now everyone is granted this

The Gagnon v. Scarpelli case established additional constitutional protections for probation and parole hearings by addressing the right to counsel (O’Leary & Hanrahan, 1978). The Supreme Court reviewed Morrissey v. Brewer in their consideration of the Gagnon v. Scarpelli case, and the justices determined probation and parole revocation hearing should follow the same judicial procedures (O’Leary & Hanrahan, 1978). Therefore, since Scarpelli did not receive a hearing for the revocation of his probation, the Supreme Court stated that Scarpelli’s Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process were violated citing the Morrissey v. Brewer precedent (Florida State University Law Review, 2014). Furthermore, the decision concerning a probationer or parolee’s

Clarence Earl Gideon is a southerner who has been imprisoned for robbery and sentenced to five years in prison. He was arrested for allegedly breaking and entering a pool hall and committing robbery. Gideon was poor and requested that a defense attorney be appointed to him. Gideon argued that the Court should appoint him one because the Sixth Amendment says that everyone is entitled to a lawyer. The judge turned down his request, saying that the state did not have to pay a poor person's legal defense unless he was charged with a capital crime .Gideon was left to represent himself in court.

On the morning of January 8th 1962, the Supreme Court received mail from prisoner 003826 of Florida State Prison, also known as Clarence Earl Gideon. In the envelope contained a hand written letter with questionable grammar from Gideon claiming that he was denied a fair trial due to the absence of a lawyer. Gideon’s writ of certiorari was an in forma pauperis petition or pauper’s petition. Due to the fact that most paupers’ petitions are from inmates who do not have the legal means to properly file a certiorari, the Court had special methods of handling cases such as Gideon’s. Paupers’ petitions according to Justice Frankfurter were “almost unintelligible and certainly do not present a clear statement of issues necessary

Clarence Earl Gideon, white, middle-aged, previously convicted felon, was either innocent or not. Boiled down, this was the question at stake in both Gideon’s original trial and the second one, and a question which blossomed to an even bigger issue that would be brought to the Supreme Court—that of the question of fairness in a court trial. This paper will examine these three trials at length, comparing the differences between them, and address the validity of the Supreme Court decision to overrule precedent in trial procedure.

This led Gideon to file a petition for Habeas Corpus with the supreme court in Florida. His petition stated that he had been imprisoned illegally.

Circumstance: Ms. Smalls (MHP) made face to face contact with Mr. and Mrs. Gailliard (MHS) and Clarence.

“Give him the same fair trial, and consideration, since he is not represented by counsel, that you would if he were represented”, how easy those words oozed out the mouth of Judge Robert McCrary, nearly 50 years ago. Words that could never sanely be uttered today. A change spearheaded by some of the basic rights given within the first amendment to the constitutional -- right to petition the government -- and a mere Floridian who asked a only 5 words. “May I have a lawyer”, while the words may not have been that simple, the concept was. All Clarence Earl Gideon asked was whether he could be appointed a lawyer, a question so simple today that deserved only a simple ‘yes’ but it was not the same back then.

In the book “The trial of god” by Elie Wiesel and the movie “God on Trial” directed by Andy de Emmony, there are many similarities and differences throughout the film and the Novel. Both the author and director capture the points of their stories. The settings of both stories are emotional. “Trial of god” by Elie Wiesel it takes place right after a pogrom. They perform a play putting god on trial and accused him of staying in silence while they faced evil. “God on Trial” directed by Andy de Emmony is about a legend that a group of concentration camp prisoners gave a trial convicting God for letting his people get killed. The compare and contrast aspects will be theme, setting, and situational irony. It will be discussed on how both stories

It is the right of every citizen in this nation to have his or her case decided by a fair and impartial jury. The selection of the jury panel is one of great importance and one that can have a great effect on the outcome of the case. Therefore, it is obvious that the attorneys have a

In the United States, the adversarial system of justice relies on ensuring a criminal defendant receives a fair trial. The sixth amendment gives defendants the right to legal representation in criminal trials even if they cannot afford one themselves. Each city and county in the United States ensures a defendant the right to counsel. There are different ways cities and counties across the United States provide representation for indigent defendants. One such approach to indigent defense is public defender programs and is a popular system used by many states today. Public defender programs have been around since the 1900’s but gained popularity throughout the years due to the many indigent defense cases.