Defending Gideon
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201330mNR
Overview
Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with breaking into a pool hall. He could not afford a lawyer to defend him in court, and after a hasty trial, he was convicted. Had Gideon accepted his fate, he'd have been imprisoned for five years. But Gideon did challenge his conviction -all the way to the Supreme Court. The result was the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, which guarantees poor defendants the right to counsel in criminal cases.
Top-billed cast
- CClarence Earl Gideon
- MMartin Sheen
Crew
- Director
- Rebecca Richman Cohen
- Writers
- Rebecca Richman Cohen, Francisco Bello
- Producer
- Rebecca Richman Cohen
- Production
- New Media Advocacy Project, Racing Horse Productions
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Defending Gideon was directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen.
When was Defending Gideon released?
Defending Gideon was released in 2013.
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