his name is clarence earl gideon. he argued there can be no equal justice where the kind of trial amend gets depends on the mount -- the amount of money he has. he argued there should not be what kind of justice for the rich, another for the poor. note on his trumpet, he blew it over and over. a man cannot get a fair trial without a lawyer. as he was not -- he would not retreat one which am this addition, this man has brought a profound change in the course of american jurisprudence. ♪ cbs reports, gideon's trumpet, the poor man and the law, based upon the book i anthony lewis. it is brought to by the shell oil company who also brings you super shell gasoline or good mileage and fleischmann's margarine, so delicious tasting because it is made from 100% corn oil. reports, gideon's trumpet, the poor man and the law. here now is cbs news course pond it might look run ski. the supreme court of the united states. the supreme court has been a meeting ground for the confrontation of giants and giant issues but it is not only

gideon's trumpet." later made into a movie. and here is how he describes clarence earl gideon. gideon was a 51-year-old white man who had been in and out of prisons much of his life. he had served time for four previous felonies and he bore the physical marks of a destitute life. a wrinkled prematurely aged face, a voice and hands that trembled, a frail body, white hair. he had never been a professional criminal or a man of violence. he just not could seem to settle down to work and so he had made his way by gambling and occasional thefts. those who have known him even the man who had arrested him and those who were his jailers considered gideon a perfectly harmless human being rather likable but one tossed aside by life. can you add any more to the story of clarence gid on? >> well, anthony lewis really can write and i think that's a very nice portrait. we're going to talk a lot about the man and the case. truth be told, from a certain point of view, if gideon hasn't been the vehicle orb -- or the instrument for the supreme court ruling i do believe that some other litigant wo

can you add anymore to the store of clarence gideon. >> anthony lewis really can write and that's a veryice po portrait. we're going to talk a lot about the man and the case. truth be told, from a certain point of view, if gideon hadn't been the vehicle or instrument for this supreme court ruling, i do believe that some other litigant would have been because there are larger structural forces at play in the development of the united states supreme court's case law that made this the right time for the court, the court was looking for a case like this one. and so that's the other thing i would add besides. >> we're going to hear about earl warren, chief justice of the united states, tell me briefly who he was. >> chief justice warren was an incredibly large figure in the supreme court through history and he's the embodiment of the warren court, and also the embodiment at one level of what a chief justice should look like. he looked like a judge should look, and he had a very personal presence. you know, he had come from california, had been the governor of california. so he had an experie

first is clarence gideon himself. anthony lewis, pulitzer prize winning new york times reporter, wrote a best-selling book about this case at the time called, gideon's trumpet. later made into a movie. here's how he describes clarence gideon. he was a 51-year-old white man who has been in and out of prison much of his life. he had served time for four previous felonies and he bore the physical remarks of a destitute life. a wrinkled face. a frail body, whitehair. he had never been a professional criminal or a man of violence. he just could not seem to settle down to work and so he'd made his way by gambling and occasional theft. those who knew him, even the men who had arrested him and now his jailers, considered gideon a perfectly harmless human being. rather likable but one toss aid side by life. -- tossed aside by life. can you add any more to the story of clarence gideon? >> anthony lewis can really write. that is a really nice portrait. we are going to talk a lot about the man in the case. truth be told, if gideon

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and may or may not have been a vote for clarence gideon. the other justice i would highlight is the second justice harlan was one of the real court of the this federalism and giving more respect for the state as opposed to imposing a one-size-fits-all solution, just because we applied it in the federal context, we will apply in the state context. susan: the oral argument was hard on generic 15, 1963, one day -- on january 15, 1960 day, one day of oral arguments. was in his jail cell in florida. as will hear from abe fort about why he wanted to get the case. >> i felt the time had arrived when the court with a proper case before it would lay down the general rule for all felony cases in the state courts, that every man, the rich, the poor, was entitled to the benefit of counsel when he was defending prosecution by the mighty forces of the state. susan: we heard from you both that abbe was a powerhoue lawyer. it was a big deal that the court selected him to argue the case. why did they do it? akhil: because they wanted to make sure that they

. >> tonight on landmark cases, join us for gideon v wainwright as we discuss the story of clarence gideon which had denied him access to an attorney. >> the next case on the docket is the case of state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready, your honor. >> what says the defendant? are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready, your honor. >> did you plead guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> gideon v wainwright is a supreme court case that went on to establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case and the high court's ruling with paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s., who served during the george w. bush administration and partner of the kirkland and ellis law firm. and a professor of law and political science at yale and visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. and our website

. >> the next case on the docket is the state of florida versus clarence gideon. you ready for trial? >> yes. >> are you ready for trial? >> i am not ready, your honor. >> did you please guilty by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> it is a kourpt case that went on the establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for crimina criminals. an am xags of this ruling with paul clement, the 33rd solicitor general in the george bush administration and served as clerk in a lawsuit. and akhil reed amar who is a visiting professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch the cases live tonight on c-span or cspan.org and on our website, cspan.org and the background on each case, and including the landmark cases, and a link to the national constitution centers, and iraq, and you can download the landmark cases podcast at cspan.org or from your podcast subscri subscriber. >> each week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films that provide context for the public affairs issues.

. >> join us as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a thief that spent his time in jail studying law. he challenged the state of florida that denied him access to an attorney. >> the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. >> did you plead not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity. >> i have no council. >> it is a supreme court case that went on to establish a broader 6th amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. the 43rd solicitor general and partner with the kirkland and ellis law firm. watch tonight at 9:00 eastern on cspan, cspan.org or listen with the radio app. our website has resources for background on each case including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution center and you can download the 30 minute landmark cases podcast at cspan.org or from your podcast subscriber. >> up next on real america, island of hope, island of tears. a documentary commissioned by the national park service. directed by the academy award winner and narrated by gene hackman it explores the millions of immigrants that travelled to america passing

announcer: tonight on landmark v of, join us for gideon the story of clarence gideon, a petty thief who spent time in jail study the law and challenged florida student can access to a attorney. are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready? do you plead guilty that plead not guilty by reasons of insanity. , no separate >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> it went on to establish a broader sixth amendment right. 40 -- 43rd -- and a partner at the kirkland and alice law firm. and a professor of law and political science at yale and a visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases live tonight at nine eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. and website has resources on each case. and you can download the 30 minute landmark cases at c-span.org or from your podcast. -- podcast subscriber. >> arizona republican senator was in manchester, new hampshire, where the primary was held. article ofpeech trump at the politics and eggs breakfast. running for president. senator flake says he has no plans to run for

. >> next case on the docket, case of state of florida versus clarence gideon.e you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> what says the defendant, are you ready? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> this is a supreme court case that went onto establish a broader right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine the case in the high court ruling with paul clement who served in the bush administration and partner of kirkland and ellis law firm. and professor of political science of yale and university of pennsylvania law school. watch tonight at 9:00 eastern on cspan, cspan.org or listen with the free radio app. our website has resources for background on each case, including landmark cases companion book, link to national constitution center interactive constitution, and download the 30 minute landmark cases podcast at cspan.org or from your podcast subscriber. >>> now reel america takes a journey to 1963 when the united states maintained close ties wi

monday, on landmark cases, join us for gideon beat wainwright as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a thief who spent his time in jail studying the law. he tells the state of florida which had denied him access to a attorney. >> the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> what says the defendant? >> i'm not ready. >> do plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no sir. >> it is a supreme court case that went on to establish a right to counsel for allegedly criminal's. with the 43rdase solicitor general of the u.s. who served during the george w. bush administration and a partner of the kirkland ellis law firm and a professor of law and political science at yell and a visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. . watch landmark cases live at 9:00 p.m. eastern or listen with the free app. resources fors background on each case including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution center and you can download the 30 minute landmark case at c-span.org or from your podcast

. ♪ ♪ >> and then clarence gideon defend yourself. >> on june 3rd, 1961 an unknown man broke into a pool, clarence was arrested based solely on witness account. he could not afford a lawyer and because of the law at the time a man with eighth grade education was forced to defend himself against trained prosecutor. >> so gideon was brought for his trial, he stood up and said to the judge, your honor, i don't have a lawyer, i'm too poor to hire one. the state doesn't permit it. >> he lost the trial and was sentence today five years in prison. to gideon it was unjust, he had the right to be provided an attorney. he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. >> he appealed to the supreme court. his principal argument is i have been denied constitutional rights because i didn't have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially the sixth amendment right to counsel was not right to public defender. it was a right to go and hire your own lawyer and be assured that that lawyer would be allowed to represent you in court. >> a series of supreme court cases in 1930's decided that courts had to provide

. ♪ there clarence earl gideon -- >> on june 3rd, 1961, an unknown man broke into a pool hall and stoles and $25 in coins. clarence earl gideon was arrested and charged based solely on witness account. he could not afford a lawyer. because of the law at the time, he, a man of an eighth grade educate, was forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> so when gideon was brought for his trial. said i don't have a lawyer, i'm too poor to hire one. said, i'm sorry, mr. gideon, we can't hire a lawyer in this state, the state doesn't permit it. >> he lost the trial and was sentenced to five years in prison. he believe ed under the sixth amendment, he had the right to counsel, right to be provided an attorney even if he could not afford one. from jail he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. >> he appealed to the supreme court his principle argument was i have been denied my constitutional rights because i didn't have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially the sixth amendment right to counsel was not a right to a public defender. right to hire your own lawyer and that lawye

clarence gideon was arrested and charged based solely on witness account. he could not afford a lawyer and because of the law at the time, he, a man of an eighth grade education, was forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> so when gideon was brought for his trial, he stood up and said to the judge your honor, i don't have a lawyer. i'm too poor to hire one. the judge said i'm sorry, mr. gideon, we can't appoint a lawyer for you in this state. the state doesn't permit it. >> he lost the trial and was sentenced to five years in prison. to gideon this was unjust. he believed that under the sixth amendment, he have the right to counsel, the right to be provided an attorney even if he could not afford one, so from jail he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. >> he appealed to the supreme court. his principal argument was i have been denied my constitutional rights because i didn't have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially, the sixth amendment right to counsel was not a right to a public defender. it was a right to go out and hire yo

>> tonight on "landmark cases," join us for gideon very wainwright as we explain the story of clarence gideon who challenged the state of florida which had denied him access to an attorney. >> the next case on the docket is the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. what says the defendant, are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready, your honor. >> did you plead not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> well, why aren't you

. >> monday on landmark cases, join us for the story of clarence ale gideon. a petty thief who spent his time in jail studying law. >> the next cases the state of florida versus clarence gideon. you ready for trial. >> the defendant is not ready did you plead guilty by reasons of insanity. >> no sir. i have no counsel. >> established a broader right for counsel for criminals. [inaudible] watch landmark cases, like monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio up. on our website has resources for background on each case including the lawn meant cases companion book, linked to national constitution center's and you can download the 30 minute podcast c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >> the march for a lives rally protesting school shootings is being held in washington, d.c. tomorrow. live coverage at noon eastern on c-.

. >> the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. are you ready for trial?> the state is ready, your honor. >> what says the defendant. are you ready? >> i'm not ready. >> did you plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no council. >> it's a supreme court case that went on to establish a broader 6th amendment right to counsel for criminals. the 43rd solicitor general that served during the george w. bush administration and akhil reed amar. professor of law and political science at jail and visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases live tonight on cspan, cspan.org or listen with the radio app. and we have resources for background on each case including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution centers interactive constitution and you can download the 30 minute landmark cases podcast at cspan.org or from your podcast subscriber. this week on the communicators, at&t's top lobbists talks about the plan to buy time warner and why the u.s. ju

. >> the next case on the docket is the case of state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. you ready for trial? the state is ready, your honor. >> what says the defendant, are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready, your honor. >> did you plead not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> gideonv.wainwright, examine this case in the high court's ruling with paul clem ent, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. who served during the george w. bush administration and partner at the kirkland and ellis law firm and akhill reed amar, visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch it tonight at 9:00 eastern. or listen with the free c-spab radio app. our website has resources for background on each case, including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution centers interactive constitution and you can download the 30 minute landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. . >> this week on the communicators, at&t's top lobbyists talks about t

monday on landmark cases join us as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a petty thief who spent his time in jail studying the law, challenging the state of florida who denied access to an attorney. >> the case of the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready. >> by reason of insanity. why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> a supreme court case that went on to establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals, examining the high court's ruling, the 43rd solicitor general of the us who served during the george w. bush administration. and a professor of law and political science at yale and visiting law professor in pennsylvania law school. watch landmark cases at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio apps and c-span.org/landmark cases has resources for background including the landmark case's companion book links to the national constitution center interactive constitution and you can download the landmark case podcast

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gideon v. wainwright as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a petty thief, who spent his time in jaildying the law. >> the next is the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon. what says the state, are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> what says the defendant? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why are you not ready? >> i have no counsel. ht gideon v. wainwrig established a broader sixth amendment rule. explore it this case with paul a professor of law and political science at yale. watch landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen wi th the free c-span radio app. resources fors background on each case, including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the constitution, and download the landmark cases podcast from c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber -- provider. "washington journal" continues. is ourobbie gramer guest, a staff writer for "foreign policy," here to talk with -- about the national security team. how would you put into context the shakeups within

the law. >> the next case on the docket is the state of florida versus clarence gideon. are you ready for trial? i'm not ready, your honor. >> did you plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. establish a on to broader sixth amendment right to -- the for criminals 33rd solicitor general of the u.s. served during the george w. bush administration. a professor of law and political science at yell and a visiting professor from the university of pennsylvania law school. on c-span,ark cases c-span.org, or listen with the free radio application. we haveur website, resources for backgrounds on each case, including -- a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution, and you can download the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your subscriber. on wednesday, homeland security secretary kirsten former homeland security sector he, jeh johnson, testified in a senate intelligence agency committee hearing on how to respond to attempts by russia to affect the u.s. election process. two-and-a-half hou

believe this case illustrates the point that you cannot have a counsel.l without >> and there, clarence earl gideon, defenders. on june 3, 1961, an unknown andbroke into a pool hall stole liquor, cigarettes and $25 in coins. earl gideon was arrested and charged based solely on witness accounts. he could not afford a lawyer and because of the law at the time, he, a man of eighth grade trainion, was forced to himself against a trained prosecutor. >> when gideon was brought for his trial, he stood up and said judge, your honor, i don't have a lawyer, i'm too poor to hire one and the judge sorry, mr. gideon, we can't appoint a lawyer for you in this state. lost the trial and was sentenced to five years in wason but to gideon, this unjust. he believed that under the sixth amendment he had the right to right to be provided an attorney even if he could not afford one so from letter appealing to the supreme court. >> he appealed to the supreme his principal argument my, i have been denied constitutional rights because i didn't have a lawyer to represent me. amendmently the sixth right to counsel was not a

. >> the next case is the case of the state of florida versus clarence earl gideon, what says the state? are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> what says the defendant? are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready, your honor. >> did you please not guilty to this charge by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> gideon v. wainwright is a case that went on to establish the broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. who serving during the george w. bush administration is a partner in a law firm. and akhil reed amar, watch landmark cases live monday at 9:00 eastern, on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free app. our website has resources for background on each case, including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitution's centers interactive constitution and you can download the podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cabl

. ♪ >> and there, clarence earl gideon, defend yourself. 961, an unruly man broke into a pool hall and stole liquor, cigarettes, and coins. clarence are gideon was charged solely on account. a lawyer,ot afford and he was forced to defend himself against a change -- against a trained prosecutor. towhen gideon was brought his trial, he said, your honor, without a lawyer. i am too for. -- poor. >> he was sentenced to five years in prison, but to get again this was unjust. he argued under the sixth amendment, he had a right to counsel. from jail, he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. the supremeed to court, and his principal argument was, i have been denied my constitutional rights because i did not have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially, the right to counsel was not a right to a public defender. it was a right to hire euro lawyer in the assured that lawyer would be allowed to represent you in court. >> it was decided that in all federal criminal cases, courts had to provide a liar to the accused if they cannot afford one. >> in

> tonight on landmark cases joint as for getting versus wainwright as we explore the story of clarence gideon, a petty thief to spend his time in jail studding the logger to challenge the state of florida which i denied them access to an attorney. >> the next case. are you ready for trial? >> estate is ready. what say the defendant are you ready? >> i am not ready. >> would you plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no, sir. >> why are you not ready? >> i have no counsel. >> a supreme court case and went on to establish a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case and the high courts ruling. >> watch landmark cases live tonight at night eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. our website has resources for background in each case including the landmark cases companion book, link of national constitution center's interactive constitution and you can download the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. >> now a a look at efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction in light of north korea's

cases",y on landmark but story of clarence earl gideon, a petty thief who spent time in jail.denied access to an attorney. >> are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready. >> to the defendant, are you ready? >> i'm not. >> reason of insanity? >> no. >> wired you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> supreme court case that went on to establish the broader six amendment right to counsel. examine this case with the high court ruling with the 43rd solicitor general of the united states who served during the george w. bush administration at a law firm. and, a professor of law and and a visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch "landmark cases" monday at 9:00 eastern on c-span.org, c-span, or listen with the free c-span radio app. and our website c-span.org /landmark cases has resources for background on each case, book, a linkpanion to the national constitution center's constructive constitution. you can download it. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible

tonight on landmark cases, join us as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a petty thief study the laws and challenged the state of florida which data can access to a attorney. this is the state of florida -- are you ready for your trial? y, why state is ready/> aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. announcer: it is a supreme court case that established a bother sixth amendment right for alleged criminals. with paulis case cement, the 34th solicitor and general of the u.s. who served are not george dubya bush administration. and a professor of law and cites in yellow and visiting law professor of university of pennsylvania law school. c-span,ndmark cases on and visit our website www.c-span.org. a to the national constitution center's and interactive constitution and you can download the 30 minute landmark case podcast at c-span.org or from your podcast subscriber. c-span this week in primetime, not at 30 p.m. eastern, bill gates talking about his foreign aid agenda in the federal budget. >> we need to partner up with and the hib is absolutely reckless in terms of holding that

. >> monday on landmark cases, join us as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a petty thief who spent his time in jail studying the law. state ofnged the florida, which denied him access to an attorney. >> are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready your honor. >> are you ready for trial? >> i'm not ready. >> do you clean guilty by reasons of insanity? >> no serve. i have no counsel. to establish a broader six amendment right. examine this case and the high court ruling with the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. to serve during the george w. bush administration and partner of the kirkland -- and visiting law professor at the hands of any law school. watch landmark cases live at c-span,tern on c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. for resources on background on each case, including the resources companion book, a link to the national constitutional centers constitution, and you can download the landmark cases podcast at c-span.org. >> next, from our nine week series 1968, america in turmoil, a look at the presidential campaign. it had a cast of characters,

and there, clarence earl gideon defended herself. an unknown men broke into a pool hall and stole liquor, cigarettes, and he was charged. he could not afford a lawyer, and because of the loss of time, he, a man of an eighth-grade education, was forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> when gideon was brought for his trial, he said your honor, i do not have a lawyer. i was too poor to hire one. and they said i am sorry, we cannot appoint one for you. sentenced to prison, and to gideon, this was unjust. he believed under the sixth amendment, he had the right to counsel. from jail, he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. appealed to the supreme court during his principal argument was i have been denied my constitutional rights because i did not have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially, the sixth amendment right to counsel was not a right to a public defender. it was a right to go out and hire your own lawyer and be assured that the lawyer would be allowed to represent you in court. >> a series of supreme co

and their clarence earl gideon defend yourself. >> in 1961 in on the man broke into a pool hall and stole cigarettes and $25 and point. he was charged based on when his account. he cannot afford a lawyer and because he was forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> when gideon was brought for his trial he stood up and said, your honor i don't have a lawyer. i am too poor to hire one. the judge said i'm sorry we cannot appoint a lawyer for you in this state. the state is not permitted. >> he lost the trial and was sentenced to five years in prison. but to gideon this was unjust. he believed that under the sixth amendment he had the right to counsel. the right to be provided an attorney even if you cannot afford one from jail he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. the appeal to the port the principal argument was i have been denied my constitutional rights because i did not have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially the sixth amendment right to counsel was not a right to a public defender. it was a right to go out and hire your own lawyer and be assured that lawye

. ♪ >> and there, clarence earl gideon, defend yourself. >> on june 3, 1961, and unknown man broke intoall and stool liquor cigarettes and $25 in coins. arrested and charged base solely on witnesses account. couldn't afford a lawyer. a man of eighth grade education forced to defend himself against a trained prosecutor. >> so when gideon was brought for his trial, he stood up and said to the judge, your honor, i don't have a lawyer. i'm too poor to hire one and the judge said, i'm sorry, mr. gideon. we can't appoint a lawyer for you in this state. the state doesn't permit it. >> he lost the trial and scientistanced to five years in prison, but to gideon, this was unjust. he believedeneder the sixth amendment he had the right to counsel. the right to be provided an attorney even if he could not afford one. so from jail he wrote a letter appealing to the supreme court. >> he appealed to the supreme court his principle argument was, i have been denied my constitutional rights because i didn't have a lawyer to represent me. >> initially the sixth amendment right to counsel was not a right to

gideon v. wainwright, as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a petty chief who spent his time in jail studying the law. he challenged the state of florida who denied him access to an attorney. >> the next case is the state of florida versus clarence earl guidian. what says the state, are you ready for trial? >> the state is ready, your honor. >> what says the defendant? are you ready? >> why aren't you ready? >> i have no counsel. >> gideon v. wainwright is a supreme court case that went on to establish counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case and the high court's ruling with paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general, a partner at the kirkland and ellis law firm. and akeel reed amar, professor of law and political science at yale and visiting law professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. watch "landmark cases" live, monday, at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. and our website, c-span.org/landmark cases, has resources for background on each case, including the landmark cases companion book, a link to the national constitut

monday on c-span's landmark cases, clarence earl gideon was a petty paper spent his time in jail studyinghe law. in his case gideon v. wainwright, he challenged the state of florida which had denied him access to an attorney . the supreme court's unanimous decision in his favor established a broader sixth amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. watch monday and join the conversation. @cspan.s there are resources on our website for background resources on each case. or you can order the landmark cases book. .o to c-span.org host: here is how you can give us your thoughts on the conversation that took was between president trump and russian president putin. (202) 748-8000, democrats. (202) 748-8001, republicans. .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 you can also tweak your thoughts. from the white house yesterday, here is president trump talking about the phone call. putincall with president and congratulated him with his electoral victory. the call have to do also with probablythat we will get together in the not-too-distant future so that we can discuss arms, the arms race. as you know,

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tonight, on landmark cases, join us for gideon v wainwright as we explore the story of clarence earl gideon, a petty theft who spent his time in jail studying the law. he challenged florida. >> the next case is florida versus clarence earl gideon. is the state ready? >> the state is ready. >> is the defendant ready? >> i am not ready. >> did you plead guilty to this charge? >> no, sir. >> why are you not ready? >> i have no counsel. >> this is a case that went on to establish a broader sixth amendment. -- thetter general --icitor general of the u.s. paul clement will join us and a political professor at yale will join us. we have resources for background on each case including the landmark cases companion book. >> on c-span this week in primetime, tonight at 10:30 p.m. eastern, bill gates talking about his foreign aid agenda and the federal budget. >> we need to partner with all of the donors to pursue polio , working on the hiv virus. 8:00 p.m. eastern, perspectives on gun control from the march for our lives rally. wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, anthony scaramucci is interviewed by

. >> the next case is the state of florida versus clarence gideon. >> the state is ready. >> what say the defendant? >> i am not ready. >> do you plead not guilty by reason of insanity? >> no. >> then why are you not ready? >> i have no counsel. announcer: is a supreme court case that went on to establish a broader amendment right to counsel for alleged criminals. examine this case with paul clement, the 43rd solicitor general of the u.s. served during the george w. bush administration. and a professor of law and political science at yale. watch landmark cases live tonight at 9:00 eastern on or listenspan.org, with the free c-span radio app. our website has resources for background on each case including a companion book, a link to an international -- a link to an interactive constitution, and you can download a podcast. on c-span this week in primetime, tonight at 10:30 p.m. eastern, build -- bill gates talking about the federal government. >> we need to partner up with all the donors to go after things like -- tolling --ulous and in terms of holding that vaccine. announcer: perspect