The read
It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
No ratings available yet.
Key crew
- Rebecca Richman CohenDirector
- Rebecca Richman CohenWriter
- Francisco BelloWriter
Cast
- Martin SheenNarrator
- Clarence Earl GideonSelf - Archive Footage