Gideon v. Wainwright - The Broken Promise of a Free Lawyer

Host Miles Mercer examines the devastating gap between Gideon v. Wainwright's 1963 promise of legal counsel for poor defendants and today's reality, where public defenders handle crushing caseloads—documented cases exceeding 1,100 felonies annually—creating what amounts to assembly-line justice that betrays the Sixth Amendment's constitutional guarantee. 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.