Question

In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) the Supreme Court ruled in Gideon's favor. The sixth amendment requires indigent criminal defendants to be provided an attorney free of charge.(1 point) Responses True True False

Answer 1

True. In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment requires states to provide an attorney to defendants in criminal cases who cannot afford one, thereby extending the right to free legal counsel to indigent defendants.