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Gideon v. Wainwright: 50 Years Later

Published March 6, 2013 at 11:33 AM EST

In 1963 the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford their own lawyer. We'll look at the impact of this Supreme Court decision with Pitt Law Professor David Harris. Read more about this landmark case.

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