Gideon's Trumpet (Gideon v. Wainwright)

orders a lower court to deliver its record in a case so that the higher court may review it/in Gideon's case, an order from the Supreme Court to the Florida courts to send the case up for review

• Writ of habeas corpus

• Writ of certiorari

• Forma pauperis

• stare decisis

It refers to the ability of an indigent person to proceed in court without payment of the usual fees associated with a lawsuit or appeal/Gideon’s request to sue without incurring court costs

• Writ of habeas corpus

• Writ of certiorari

• Forma pauperis petition

• Stare decisis

the Court's adherence to previous decisions

• Writ of habeas corpus

• Writ of certiorari

• Forma pauperis

• Stare decisis

used to bring a prisoner or other detainee (e.g. institutionalized mental patient) before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful/Gideon was pointing out that the State of Florida was unlawfully imprisoning him because of an unfair trial

• Writ of habeas corpus

• Writ of certiorari

• Forma pauperis petition

• stare decisis

Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision?

• It incorporated the 4th Amendment to state and local governments

• It required that police officers inform suspects under arrest of the 5th and 6th Amendment rights

• It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the 6th Amendment, to state and local governments

• It increased states' power to restrict freedom of speech when it is shown to increase danger to public safety

“From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair trials before impartial tribunals in which every defendant stands equal before the law. This noble ideal cannot be realized if the poor man charged with crime has to face his accusers without a lawyer to assist him.”

-Justice Hugo Black

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the author’s argument in this passage?

• Defendants cannot be equal before the law if some cannot afford lawyers

• Paid lawyers are better than public defenders at protecting the accused

• State constitutions have always guaranteed the right to counsel for all defendants

Gideon defended himself during the first trial

• True

• False

Gideon v. Wainwright case ensures we all have the right to a lawyer

• True

• False

What is another word for a lawyer or attorney?

• judge

• counsel

• media

• president

What is the meaning of the right to "the assistance of counsel for his defense"?

• Anyone who can't afford to pay a lawyer will not be tried.

• If an accused person can't afford a lawyer, one will be provided.

• Men are entitled to be helped by a lawyer, but women are not.

• An accused person can call on the judge and jury for advice.