Gideon

Based on previous rulings, the Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following as a violation of the 6th Amendment?

• A police officer searches a person's backpack before a warrant has been issued

• A Court refuses to provide a defendant a lawyer even though she cannot afford one

• A suspect is interrogated without being informed that they can remain silent

• A minor is sentenced to the death penalty after skipping school for a week

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

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

No matter the severity of the crime, this case supports the right to counsel in all cases, regardless of ability to pay

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Betts v. Brady

• Kelo v. City of New London

• Gideon v. Wainwright

a case where the jury can sentence the death penalty

• capital case

• felony

• misdemeanor

poor or needy

• encumbered

• extraneous

• indigent

• illiterate

Which court case expressed that all individuals have the right to an attorney for any criminal charge?

• Lemon v Kurtman
• Gideon v Wainwright
• US v Nixon
• Brown v Board of Ed