Gideon v. Wainwright - Milestone Documents

Gideon v. Wainwright

( 1963 )

Glossary

  • adversary system of criminal justice a legal system in which individuals have the right to bring cases before a court
  • the Assistance of Counsel the help of a lawyer or other legal representative
  • but only
  • haled forced
  • impartial fair and unbiased
  • lend color give validity or believability
  • precedents legal rulings in response to a particular situation that will serve as a guide to dealing with future occurrences of the same situation
  • procedural and substantive relating to both the procedure by which cases are brought to trial, and the methods by which the facts or substance will be reviewed in that trial
  • sounder more sound, or logically justifiable
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