File:Gideon petition for certiorari.jpg

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English: Clarence Earl Gideon's petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that his denial for counsel during trial was unconstitutional under the Sixth Amendment. The petition was handwritten while Gideon was in jail. His research came entirely from the prison library. The case was heard at the Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by The U.S. National Archives at https://www.flickr.com/photos/35740357@N03/4127740637. It was reviewed on 2012-02-29 20:50:19 by FlickreviewR, who found it to be licensed under the terms of the No known copyright restrictions, which is compatible with the Commons. It is, however, not the same license as given above, and it is unknown whether that license ever was valid.
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