| The Right to Counsel: From Gideon V. Wainwright to Gideon's Trumpet Contributor(s): Wroble, Lisa A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766030571 ISBN-13: 9780766030572 Publisher: Enslow Publishing OUR PRICE: $34.13 Product Type: Library Binding Published: January 2009 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts - Film |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| LCCN: 2008017419 |
| Series: Famous Court Cases That Became Movies |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (0.75 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Geographic Orientation - Florida |