Why was Gideon v. Wainwright so important?

Help with report question? Gideon V Wainwright?

• My teacher assigned each student a court case and mine is Gideon V Wainwright. One of the essay questions or subtitles asks about the background of the case? would i put about the sixth amendment and state that and how that started or would i talk about gideon getting robbery arrest previously and did it again which is wh he was thrown in jail and then talk about the next subtitle? What do y'all think he means about it? And the other subtitles are: Background of case Constitutional Issue Majority Opinion and why Minority Opinion and why (which there was none) Impact on nation And my opinion and if it matters this is a 5 page report

• Answer:

  It sounds like your professor would like the factual background for that questions - things like Gideon's arrest, charge, and trial. Also, you could include information on his indigence and inability to hire his own lawyer for trial.