Betts v. Brady, 316 U.S. 455 (1942), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that denied counsel to indigent defendants when prosecuted by a state. It was later famously overruled by Gideon v. Wainright.
Gideon v. Wainwright-NovaNET
Brown v. Board of education, Gideon v. Wainwright, plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon V. Wainwright (A+, Civics)
The landmark case Plessy v Ferguson originated in the state of Louisiana.
Clarence E.Gideon is the appellant (as this was a Supreme Court appeal) and Louie L. Wainright is the defendant (representing the Secretary of the Florida Dept. of Corrections).
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)The case was originally called Gideon v. Cochran, but Louie L. Wainwright succeeded Cochran as Secretary to the Florida Department of Corrections before the case was heard in the US Supreme Court.
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)Gideon v. Wainright is the case that gives the right to counsel meaning. If someone is unaware that he has such a right, then the right is meaningless. There are many issues in whether it helps or hinders law enforcement in terms of if it becomes harder to prosecute someone that has an attorney. In some instances it may hinder because some evidence may not be obtained absent an attorney. In other instances it may help, because through an accused's attorney there is someone for the prosecution to talk to and negotiate with to achieve a desired outcome. It can cut both ways in terms of getting to justice. It was a precursor that led to the establishment of the Miranda warnings.For more information, see Related Questions and Related Link, below.
no
both
Gideon v. Wainright 372 U.S. 335 confirmed the right's of an indigent defendant in any criminal trial to have an attorney appointed to represent him. Prior to Gideon, attorneys were only appointed to indigent defendants charged with capital crimes.
Olmstead v. United States