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Call to Order

Call to Order. What do lawyers do? How can they be helpful?. Sixth Amendment. Right to Legal Counsel. Trial by Jury. Speedy Trial. Gideon v. Wainwright. 1961: Clarence Gideon is charged with breaking into a pool hall and stealing money once inside.

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Call to Order

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  1. Call to Order • What do lawyers do? • How can they be helpful?

  2. Sixth Amendment Right to Legal Counsel Trial by Jury Speedy Trial

  3. Gideon v. Wainwright • 1961: Clarence Gideon is charged with breaking into a pool hall and stealing money once inside. • Gideon tells the judge he cannot afford an attorney. The judge tells Gideon attorneys are only free in death penalty cases.

  4. Gideon v. Wainwright • Gideon served as his own lawyer and lost. He was sentenced to five years in prison. • While in prison, Gideon wrote an appeal to the Supreme Court. Gideon argued that his Sixth Amendment right to legal counsel had been violated.

  5. Gideon v. Wainwright • The Supreme Court ruled that defendants must have free legal counsel when charged with a serious crime.

  6. Cartoon: Answer all questions

  7. Video Clip #1 • Minutes 1-23:03, answer questions on back of Cartoon sheet.

  8. You Are Clarence Gideon Pretend for a moment that you are John Gideon, sitting in prison. Write a letter to the Supreme Court that 1. Explains why it should hear your case 2. Explains why you think you deserve to have a lawyer, and why it is important to have one.

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