Defending Gideon
201330m
Documentary
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Certificate
- NR
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with breaking into a pool hall. He could not afford a lawyer to defend him in court, and after a hasty trial, he was convicted. Had Gideon accepted his fate, he'd have been imprisoned for five years. But Gideon did challenge his conviction -all the way to the Supreme Court. The result was the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, which guarantees poor defendants the right to counsel in criminal cases.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Rebecca Richman Cohen
- Writing
- Rebecca Richman Cohen, Francisco Bello
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 18, 2013
- Studio
- New Media Advocacy Project, Racing Horse Productions
Cast
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