The conversation below occurred in a courtroom in Panama City, Florida, and led to the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court caseGideon v. Wai
nwright. THE COURT: Mr. Gideon, I am sorry, but I cannot appoint Counsel to represent you in this case. Under the laws of the State of Florida, the only time the Court can appoint Counsel to represent a Defendant is when that person is charged with a capital offense. I am sorry, but I will have to deny your request to appoint Counsel to defend you in this case.
THE DEFENDANT: The United States Supreme Court says I am entitled to be represented by Counsel.
What is as a result of Gideon v. Wainwright? which sentence is correct?
Defendants in criminal cases who cannot afford counsel are required to defend themselves in court.
Judges are able to decide whether or not to provide counsel for defendants charged with capital offenses.
Counsel is provided for all defendants in criminal cases who are unable to afford their own attorneys.
The U.S. Supreme Court is no longer legally allowed to make decisions regarding counsel for defendants.
Sociological imagination can be further used to understanding not only the personal issues of an individual but the various behaviors pertaining to an individual. ... These might not end up being social problems but sociological imagination helps us understand how something so routine is influenced by the society.
When a civilization takes on the traits of another civilization it is called cultural diffusion. Through trade the Phoenicians not only carried goods on their travels, they also sprinkled their culture all along the Mediterranean Region. Italy: Sidon was known as the center of the glass industry.
