The right to counsel
Subtitle: from Gideon v. Wainwright to Gideon's trumpet
By: Lisa Wroble.
Series: Famous court cases that became movies
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766030572
Subjects: Gideon, Clarence Earl -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Right to counsel -- United States
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Examines the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, including the trial and appeals, the ruling of a defendant's right to counsel, and the movie inspired by the court case"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Confronting the court; title: Alone and on trial; title: A gambler tries to beat the odds; title: Before the highest court; title: Not over yet : Gideon's new trial; title: Watching history unfold; title: The promise of Gideon.