Gideon's trumpet
Due process of law
Equality before the law
Appellate procedure
Droit pénal
Droit constitutionnel
Programming languages (Electronic computers)
Trials
United States. Supreme Court
Criminal law
Prisoners
Computer programming
Trials, litigation
Computer programs
Legal status, laws
United States
This is a true story about Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, who is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted a…
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