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Question 23 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Who was Clarence Gideon and what was his connection to the Sixth Amendment?

Answer

He was a poor man who could not afford a lawyer, appealed his case, and was later acquitted.

He was the judge in a major case to prove the right against being charged with the same crime twice.

He was a victim of a robbery in Florida and he defended himself and won his case.

He was a Florida prosecutor in a landmark case for tenants’ rights.

Explanation

Clarence Gideon was a poor Florida man accused of a felony who could not afford a lawyer. After he was denied a court-appointed attorney and convicted, he appealed; the Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel applies to state felony cases. Gideon later received a new trial with a lawyer and was acquitted, so choice A is correct.

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