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Gideon v. Wainwright

Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), is a landmarkU.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own.

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