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States Must Give Poor Free Counsel in Criminal Trials
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states must provide free counsel to defend poor defendants in all criminal trials, overturning Gideon and expanding rights beyond capital cases. The decision establishes an absolute right to appointed counsel on appeal in indigent criminal cases and clarifies that a full transcript is not required for an adequate appeal record.
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Washington
Supreme Court
States Mus
William Douglas
Will Meyes
Los Angeles
Douglas
Harlan
Stewart
Clark
Washington State
Robert Draper
Raymond Lorentzen
Spokane
Goldberg
White
Florida
Gideon
Trial Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Lous
Black