Gideon v. Wainwright Crossword

Chief Justice presiding over case
A crime, such as murder or betrayal of one's country, that is treated so seriously that death may be considered an appropriate punishment
Justice that argued concerning the 14th amendment
Justice that stated that when any serious criminal charges arouse it is required to have counsel at trial
Year the Supreme Court’s decision was announced
a landmark United States Supreme Court case that denied counsel to indigent defendants when prosecuted by a state. It was famously overruled by Gideon v. Wainwright
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons. Fourteenth Amendment in Culture
theft of personal property having a value less than a legally specified amount.
The Justice that delivered the majority opinion
the section of the Bill of Rights that guarantees a citizen a speedy trial, a fair jury, an attorney if the accused person wants one, and the chance to confront the witnesses who is accusing the defendant of a crime, meaning he or she can see who is making accusations
Justice that stated the 6th amendment does not distinguish between capital and noncapital cases