Gideon's Trumpet by Anthony Lewis  (23)
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The true story of one man's fight for justice, and how it changed the course of U.S. legal history.... Henry Fonda gives one of the finest performances of his distinguished career in this true story about an obscure, small-town man who helped change one of the countrys most important civil rights laws. Clarence Earl Gideon (Fonda), a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court, guided by its Chief Justice (John Houseman), agrees to hear Gideons case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor. Gideon is given a new trial and is found innocent and U.S. legal history is changed forever.
The true story of one man's fight for justice, and how it changed the course of U.S. legal history.... Henry Fonda gives one of the finest performances of his distinguished career in this true story about an obscure, small-town man who helped change one of the countrys most important civil rights laws. Clarence Earl Gideon (Fonda), a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court, guided by its Chief Justice (John Houseman), agrees to hear Gideons case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor. Gideon is given a new trial and is found innocent and U.S. legal history is changed forever.
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