Defending Gideon
Overview
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.
About Defending Gideon (2013)
Released in 2013, Defending Gideon is a documentary film from New Media Advocacy Project (United States of America). It was directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen and written by Rebecca Richman Cohen and Francisco Bello. The cast is led by Martin Sheen and Clarence Earl Gideon. With a runtime of 30m, the film is available in full HD.
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