In Gideon’s Footsteps: The Ongoing Pursuit of Equal Justice

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In Gideon’s Footsteps: The Ongoing Pursuit of Equal Justice for All
03/21/2013 02:49 PM EDT

Fifty years ago, this week, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright - a decisioin that would forever change the criminal justice system of the United States. In June of 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with breaking and entering with the intention of petty theft at the Bay Harbor [..
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