Law: Gideon Vs Wainright

wrote with great wisdom and foresight. This bountiful wisdom arose from the unjust

treatment of King George to which the colonists were subject. Among these violations

of the colonists' rights were inequitable trials that made a mockery of justice. As a

result, a fair trial of the accused was a right given to the citizens along with other

equities that the framers instilled in every other facet of this country's government.

These assurances of the citizens' rights stated in the bill of rights. In the Sixth

Amendment, it is stated that, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the

right...to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence." A first reading of this phrase

one might be think that this right, that which gives a person accused of a crime to

have lawyers for his defense, is common knowledge being that it is among the most

basic rights given to the citizenry of the public. However, the simple manner in which

this amendment is phrased creates a "gray area", and subject to interpretation under

different circumstances. The legitimacy of the right to mount a le

man charged with crime has to face his accusers without a lawyer to assist him (372

The trial continued, and Gideon directed his defense; but his efforts were futile as one

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