In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Clarence Gideon couldnot afford - and was denied - legal representation in his casebased on the Florida statute that only afforded criminal suspectscourt appointed attorneys in capital cases. The SCOTUS ruled thatunder the 6th Amendment
A. the U.S. Constitution does not distinguish between capital andnon-capital crimes under the 6th Amendment's protection for theindividual to "have the assistance of counsel"
B. citizens have a right to privacy and Gideon's right to privacywas violated by the police
C. Gideon's individual rights are subordinate to the principle ofprotecting the public for the greater good and it is thereforejustified to violate the individual liberties of citizens undercircumstances where the greater good for society is well served
D. Gideon had a right to an abortion, to read Huslter magazine andsmoke marijuana
E. Gideon was guilty even with legal representation
In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Clarence Gideon couldnot afford - and was denied - legal representation in his casebased on the Florida statute that only afforded criminal suspectscourt appointed attorneys in capital cases. The SCOTUS ruled thatunder the 6th Amendment
| A. | the U.S. Constitution does not distinguish between capital andnon-capital crimes under the 6th Amendment's protection for theindividual to "have the assistance of counsel" | |
| B. | citizens have a right to privacy and Gideon's right to privacywas violated by the police | |
| C. | Gideon's individual rights are subordinate to the principle ofprotecting the public for the greater good and it is thereforejustified to violate the individual liberties of citizens undercircumstances where the greater good for society is well served | |
| D. | Gideon had a right to an abortion, to read Huslter magazine andsmoke marijuana | |
| E. | Gideon was guilty even with legal representation |
