Criminal
Mar. 19, 2003
Forty Years After 'Gideon,' Right to Counsel Is Crucial
Forum Column - By Kirsten Levingston - When Clarence Earl Gideon crept into a poolroom in Panama City, Fla., 40 years ago, and stole a handful of items worth less than a hundred bucks, no one could have imagined his name would become synonymous with justice. Gideon, who could not afford a lawyer, proclaimed at his trial a right that by now most of us take for granted.
By Kirsten Levingston
When Clarence Earl Gideon crept into a poolroom in Panama City, Fla., 40 years ago, and stole a handful of items worth less than a hundred bucks, no one could ...
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