The Right to Counsel: From Gideon V. Wainwright to Gideon's Trumpet (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9780766030572)

In 1961, an unemployed drifter named Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested in Florida and charged with burglarizing a pool hall. In court, Gideon asked for a lawyer, since he could not afford one, but he was turned down. Gideon was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison. Believing the U.S. Constitution was on his side, Gideon took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. Lisa A. Wroble explores the case, its impact on the U.S. legal system, and the movie made about it, Gideon's Trumpet, starring Henry Fonda.

Author: Lisa A. Wroble
ISBN-10: 0766030571
ISBN-13: 9780766030572
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2009
Pages: 104
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 89
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 pg. 421 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw