Gideon,000 this was unfair. By asking the court to appoint a lawyer, gideon thought he had the right to counsel. This right is a basic right to in in in the constitution because the threat that is presented by imprisonment and even execution is a threat that the government should allow to have. Gideon had to represent himself because the state of florida denied a lawyer. The entire trial lasted a day before he was found guilty and sentenced to the maximum to 5 years. The last days end here walking into prison and doing his time. But this time he went to prison convinced he didnt belong there and the state of florida didnt give him a fair trial. He did what most people would do with insanitiary and fairy tales. He wrote to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court they have cases brought to the court by people who are too poor who are able to pay for their fees. Gideons was a hand written document online prison stationery. You couldnt imagine a simpler more elementary wa
Supreme court decision. One of the most significant dimensions our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, you would not be given a lawyer. You had to represent yourself. The gideon decision changed that for felony cases and that brought other cases. But this is still a basic right that we are fighting for each and every day there was a New York Times article yesterday, its called the right to council. Badly battered add at 50. In miami they handle more than 550,000 cases a year. All of city and county systems that pretty much rely on local funding to provide public defenders. In kentucky,
10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Court decision. One of the most significant dimensions our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, you would not be given a l
Welcoming chris to the stage. Thank you, jeff and great to see so many people here today. As jeff said im a partner at van ness and happy to the the president of the Bar Association this year. Its great to be here on this particular day with a great group of panelist talking about a very important subject. We are also proud at the Bar Association to partner with jeffs office to represent indigent clients and very proud of that relationship and committed to it going forward. This summit focused on the an verseey e anniversary of the gideon case. A promise and excitement following the United States Supreme Court decision has been a road trip marked by stoplight and heavy traffic. It was gideons mutual trumpet, the new book that talks about the harsh reality of the system where public defenders have to handle thousands of cases in a course of a year. Thats a tough reality whether its 500 or a thousand cases. Something that jim had an eye to handle more Business Litigation could not imagin
Welcome, everyone to the 10th annual public defenders summit. Im so excited to be here today. Our office has been putting on this summit for the past 10 years. We draw together attorneys, community leaders, nonprofit leaders and directors and people committed to improving the criminal Justice System. We come together once a year to talk about the issues and problems that we want to solve. This year is a particularly special summit because yesterday marked the 50th an niversary of the Supreme Court decision. One of the most significant dimensions our country. On march 16, 1963, the court said you have a right to a lawyer. Even though it had been part of the constitution as the 6th amendment for years and years it was not recognized it was a right until they said it was an obligation by the state to provide a lawyer. It never would have happened unless gideon, a drifter who had been involved convicted for robbing a pool hall. At that time unless you were charged with a capital offense, y