Research paper
Gideon v. Wainwright 372 U.S. 335, 83 S. Ct. 792 (1963).
Your paper should incorporate the following areas. Headings for different sections can be used.
1. The history of the 6th Amendment as it relates to the right of counsel.
2. The history of Gideon the man and the case from his crime through trial and appeal and what ultimately happened to the case after the Supreme Court ruling.
3. A synopsis of the U.S. Supreme Court Opinion.
4. A social history of the time as it relates to this case.
5. A look at the current state of the public defender system.
6. Was the goal of providing criminal defendants counsel met. Is the system fair today.
7. Anything else that you found interesting.