law, you have the right to an attorney yoi, if you can t afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. it s the last line that i want to talk to you with, the public defender for those that can t afford a lawyer. it starts with clarence gideon, a drifter arrested in 1961. he was charged with breaking into a pool hall and stealing. he was sentenced to five years in prison. a man with an 8th grade education appealed. he argued his right to council was violated. the supreme court ruled in his favour in gideon versus wainwright, in 1963. the reason all today have the right to an attorney. gideon had his day in court and was acquitted. unfortunately, many cases assigned to public defenders do not have happy endings. the majority of public defenders officers are underfunded and overworked. some have four times the amount of cases. one showed 21% of states have enough attorneys to meet guidelines, that is largely the result of insufficient budget. that and other factors meaning
against you in a court of law, you have the right to an attorney yoi, if you can t afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. it s the last line that i want to talk to you with, the public defender for those that can t afford a lawyer. it starts with clarence gideon, a drifter arrested in 1961. he was charged with breaking into a pool hall and stealing. he was sentenced to five years in prison. a man with an 8th grade education appealed. he argued his right to council was violated. the supreme court ruled in his favour in gideon versus wainwright, in 1963. the reason all today have the right to an attorney. gideon had his day in court and was acquitted. unfortunately, many cases assigned to public defenders do not have happy endings. the majority of public defenders officers are underfunded and overworked. some have four times the amount of cases. one showed 21% of states have enough attorneys to meet guidelines, that is largely the result of insufficient budget. that