Gideon v. Wainwright - Nine Zeros and a Legal Earthquake

Host Miles Mercer examines Gideon v. Wainwright, the unanimous 1963 Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to legal counsel for indigent defendants. Discover how a handwritten prison petition overturned twenty-one years of precedent, forcing every state to provide attorneys for those who couldn't afford them, and fundamentally transformed American criminal justice. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.