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Read Justice Black’s decision in the Gideon case.
Even the intelligent and educated layman . . . requires the guiding hand of counsel at every step in the proceedings against him. Without it . . . he faces the danger of conviction because he does not know how to establish his innocence.
Which of these statements best summarizes Black’s argument?
Educated people should represent themselves in court.
All people need an attorney’s help in court.
Lawyers should not be allowed in court.
An innocent person does not need a lawyer in court.
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All people need an attorney’s help in court.
Justice Black’s line—“Even the intelligent and educated layman . . . requires the guiding hand of counsel…”—makes the point that everyone, not just the uneducated, needs legal counsel to avoid wrongful conviction. The other choices contradict or misread his argument.
Justice Black’s line—“Even the intelligent and educated layman . . . requires the guiding hand of counsel…”—makes the point that everyone, not just the uneducated, needs legal counsel to avoid wrongful conviction. The other choices contradict or misread his argument.
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