Gideon v. Wainwright
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Jacob, Bruce -- Interview by Victor Geminiani, 1993 Jul 09
Bruce Jacob argued the case of Gideon v. Wainwright on behalf of the State of Florida as a young Assistant Attorney General. In this oral history interview, Jacob recalls his extensive preparation for the case.
Krash, Abe -- Interview by Victor Geminiani, 1993 Mar 17
In this interview, Krash recalls Fortas’ defense strategy, and reflected about the impact of the case as one of the landmark cases of constitutional law in the last fifty years. At the same time, he emphasized that “all of the hopes that we had have not been fulfilled.”
Lewis, Anthony -- Interview by Victor Geminiani, 1993 Mar 18
In this interview, Lewis recalls how he became involved in Gideon v. Wainwright after seeing Gideon’s petition in the Supreme Court file room on June 4th, 1962, the day the Court agreed to hear the case.
He also recalls his impressions after meeting with Clarence Gideon in the prison library of the Raiford Penitentiary.