Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)
Gideon v. Wainwright, (1963) was decided by a unanimous vote of all nine justices on the US Supreme Court.
Justices Hearing Gideon
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Justice Hugo Black
Justice William O. Douglas
Justice Tom C. Clark
Justice John Marshall Harlan II
Justices William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Byron White
Justice Arthur Goldberg
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Gideon v. Wainwright, (1963) was decided by a unanimous vote of all nine justices on the US Supreme Court. All of the justices believed Clarence Earl Gideon's constitutional rights had been violated.
Justices Hearing Gideon
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Justice Hugo Black
Justice William O. Douglas
Justice Tom C. Clark
Justice John Marshall Harlan II
Justices William J. Brennan, Jr.
Justice Potter Stewart
Justice Byron White
Justice Arthur Goldberg
Case Citation:
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963)
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Typically, all nine justices of the US Supreme Court hear a case together; however, many cases have been decided with fewer justices. Federal law requires a quorum of at least six justices hear each case.
Gideon v. Wainwright Prior to this case, many states only allowed the right to an attorney during felony cases, while those being charged with misdemeanors were left to fend for themselves. Gideon appealed his misdemeanor conviction and was retried with adequate legal representation.
Gideon Sundback had no children.
Congress created the law that fixed the number of justices on the Supreme Court in 1869; the number has not changed since then. Under the US Constitution, the number of justices is not mentioned. Congress decides how many justices there shall be and has changed the number from time to time.
Gideon's Sword has 342 pages.
There are five Justices.
Nine justices
The Testament of Gideon Mack has 389 pages.
In the US there are nine justices.
Gideon the Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer has approximately 400 pages in the paperback edition.