Gideon’s Heritage Comes to Pennsylvania: Toward A Metric For The Right To Counsel
Everyone should know the story of Clarence Gideon. Charged with Burglary, he asked for but was denied a lawyer: The Defendant: Your Honor, I said: I request this court to appoint Counsel to represent me in this trial. The Court: Mr. Gideon, I am sorry, but I cannot appoint Counsel to represent you in this