| |
| | Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 - Indigent's Right to Appointed Counsel |
 | | Like Gideon, Betts sought release by habeas corpus, alleging that he had been denied the right to assistance of counsel in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. |
 | | The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded to the Supreme Court of Florida for further action not inconsistent with this opinion. |
 | | Later in the petition for habeas corpus, signed and apparently prepared by petitioner himself, he stated, 'I, Clarence Earl Gideon, claim that I was denied the rights of the 4th, 5th and 14th amendments of the Bill of Rights.' FN2. |
| www.lectlaw.com /files/case17.htm (4004 words) |
|