Defending Gideon

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Documentary

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 18, 2013
Original language: English
Production: Racing Horse Productions,New Media Advocacy Project
Cast: Clarence Earl Gideon,Martin Sheen
Director: Rebecca Richman Cohen
Writer: Rebecca Richman Cohen,Francisco Bello
Producer: Rebecca Richman Cohen
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt2776914