Gideon's Trumpet : How One Man, a Poor Prisoner, Took His Case to the Supreme Court-and Changed the Law of the United States (Paperback)

from TheAmpersand

A simply told yet thought-provoking account of how an indigent prisoner's appeal to the Supreme Court helped establish the right to counsel in felony cases for all defendants. As another reviewer h...

from SeriousGrace

If you have ever wondered how the statement "you have the right to speak to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will appointed to you" first came about you should read Gideon's Trump...

from gbelik

This book tells the story of the important Supreme Court case, Gideon v. Wainwright, which established that all defendants, even in state courts, must have counsel, which must be provided for them ...

from AnneliM

How one man, a poor prisoner, took his case to the Supreme Court--and changed the law of the United States

from breic

An interesting book for the details it gives into how the Supreme Court works. We get details on how petitions are made, how clerkships work, how briefs are formulated. (Some of these details are d...