Gideon v. Wainwright By nathanmorse Jun 3, 1961 Gideon is arrested Aug 4, 1961 Gideon is convicted at the Bay County Courthouse Aug 21, 1961 Gideon is sentenced to 5 years in prison Oct 9, 1961 Gideon writes to the Florida Supreme Court Jan 5, 1962 Gideon writes to the U.S. Supreme Court Apr 21, 1962 U.S. Supreme Court receives Gideon's petition Jun 4, 1962 Supreme Court agrees to hear Gideon's case Jun 22, 1962 Abe Fortas is appointed to be Gideon's attorney Aug 28, 1962 Justice Frankfurter retires Frankfurter was the last major proponent of Betts v. Brady in the Supreme Court, so his retirement set the stage for a successful case for Gideon. Jan 15, 1963 The case is argued before the U.S. Supreme Court Mar 18, 1963 Supreme Court announces decision in Gideon's favor Aug 5, 1963 Gideon is retried and found not guilty
