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Gideon v Wainwright

372 U.S. 335 (1963)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1963
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Sixth Amendment; right to counsel in state felony prosecutions; fundamental right; overruled Betts v Brady

Area of Law

criminal

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