Justice Under Law: The Gideon Case
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✎ Suggest a correctionDescribes the Gideon case in which a citizen was tried and convicted without legal counsel and reviews in sequences how Gideon, while in prison communicated with the state and federal legislative bodies to secure legal representation. Explains also the Bill of Rights and its interpretation as written by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Presents some of the duties of the Supreme Court in connection with its decision in the Gideon case, informing about the 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Lincoln Middle School Collection
Cfa elements: 800 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/17655
Cfa elements: 800 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/17655
Sources
- Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, description
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, format, catalog record
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