He was accused or committing a robbery and he was too poor to hire a lawyer to represent him in court and after he was found guilty he was sentenced to 5 years in prison and he took his case to the US Supreme Court.
Accused of committing a robbery, Gideon was too poor to hire a lawyer to represent him in court. ... After he was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison, Gideon took his case to the U.S. Supreme Court
