Clarence Earl Gideon
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 52 years ago |
Date of birth | August 30,1910 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Hannibal |
Missouri | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 18,1972 |
Died | Fort Lauderdale |
Florida | |
United States | |
Conviction(s) | robbery, burglary, larceny, theft (multiple) |
Criminal status | acquitted |
Criminal penalty | multiple sentences |
Parents | Virginia Gregory Gideon |
Charles Roscoe Gideon | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 563382 |
Clarence Earl Gideon Life story
Clarence Earl Gideon was a poor drifter and amateur attorney accused in a Florida state court of felony theft. His case resulted in the landmark U. S. Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright, holding that a criminal defendant who cannot afford to hire a lawyer must be provided one at no cost.