Question

The excerpt below is about the U.S. Supreme Court decision in
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963).
The Court held that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial and, as such, applies to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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w does this U.S. Supreme Court decision protect individual rights?
A
It provides defendants a jury of their peers.
B
It allows lawyers to call witnesses for defendants.
C
It allows defendants to set aside fines they cannot pay.
D
It provides defendants legal representation if they cannot afford it.

Answer 1

D

Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel is fundamental and requires states to provide an attorney to defendants who cannot afford one, ensuring fair criminal trials.