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Bay Harbor Pool Room Incident
Gideon was arrested and charged with breaking and entering and intent to commit petty larceny. He was denied access to legal counsel. -
Gideon Convicted
Gideon was convicted on the aforementioned charges. -
Petition mailed to Supreme Court
Gideon handwrote a petition to the Supreme Court after studying law while in prison. -
Supreme Court hears Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon was represented by future Justice Abe Fortas, while the State of Florida was represented by Bruce Jacob -
Decision Delivered
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Gideon. -
Retrial of Gideon
The jury ruled in favor of Gideon after only one hour of deliberation.