The author of the majority opinion of this case was joined by William Douglas in his celebrated dissent in Adamson v. California, and the winning attorney would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice and write In re Gault, Abe Fortas. It involved incorporation of the 6th Amendment to state laws and expanded upon Powell v. Alabama, which concerned the Scottsboro Boys. Betts v. Brady was overturned because the plaintiff requested a case review after he was sentenced to five years in prison for breaking into a pool hall in Panama City, Florida. For 10 points, name this Supreme Court case that ru
The author of the majority opinion of this case was joined by William Douglas in his celebrated dissent in Adamson v. California, and the winning attorney would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice and write In re Gault, Abe Fortas. It involved incorporation of the 6th Amendment to state laws and expanded upon Powell v. Alabama, which concerned the Scottsboro Boys. Betts v. Brady was overturned because the plaintiff requested a case review after he was sentenced to five years in prison for breaking into a pool hall in Panama City, Florida. For 10 points, name this Supreme Court case that ruled that defendants have the right to counsel in criminal cases.
The author of the majority opinion of this case was joined by William Douglas in his celebrated dissent in Adamson v. California, and the winning attorney would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice and write In re Gault, Abe Fortas.
{Gideon} v. {Wainwright} (accept either answer, and in either order if both are given)