Which Supreme Court case addresses the right to legal counsel?

A) Gideon v. Wainwright
B) Carey v. Musladin
C) Baston v. Kentucky
D) J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.

1 answer

The Supreme Court case that addresses the right to legal counsel is A) Gideon v. Wainwright. This landmark decision held that the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which guarantees the right to counsel, is applicable to state courts through the Fourteenth Amendment.