THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Roe v. Wade
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Detailed explanation-1: -What happened on June 3, 1961 at the Bay Harbor Pool Hall in Panama City, Florida? The owner found a window broken, a few bottles of wine missing, the cigarette machine and jukebox smashed, and a small amount of change stolen from the machines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gideon was charged with breaking and entering with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, which is a felony under Florida law. At trial, Gideon appeared in court without an attorney. In open court, he asked the judge to appoint counsel for him because he could not afford an attorney.
Detailed explanation-3: -“The right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries, but it is in ours.
Detailed explanation-4: -In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Hugo L. Black, the Court held that it was consistent with the Constitution to require state courts to appoint attorneys for defendants who could not afford to retain counsel on their own.