Swayed by the arguments of the plaintiff's lawyer, Abe Fortas, the court ruled 9-0 that the 6th and 14th Amendments required the abandonment of the precedent of Betts v. Brady.
This decision was unanimously extended in Argersinger v. Hamlin. Writing for the majority, Justice Black stated that the court was "returning to old precedents" in deciding the fate of a man convicted of intent to break and enter a poolroom. Swayed by the arguments of the plaintiff's lawyer, Abe Fortas, the court ruled 9-0 that the 6th and 14th Amendments required the abandonment of the precedent of Betts v. Brady. FTP, what was this 1963 case which guaranteed counsel for defendants in felony cases?
This decision was unanimously extended in Argersinger v. Hamlin.
Gideon v. Wainwright