The decision, written by Hugo Black, stated that "The individual, especially the indigent, is in the greatest need of his Constitutional Rights when he finds himself in trouble with the law."
Its provisions were extended in 1972's Argersinger v. Hamlin, and it overturned the 1942 decision of Betts v. Brady. Abe Fortas argued that by allowing states to implement only certain elements of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court was allowing a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.  The decision, written by Hugo Black, stated that "The individual, especially the indigent, is in the greatest need of his Constitutional Rights when he finds himself in trouble with the law." Sparked by the arrest of an electrician for breaking into a pool hall, FTP, name this 1962 Supreme Court case that guaranteed legal council for indigent defendants in criminal cases.
Its provisions were extended in 1972's Argersinger v. Hamlin, and it overturned the 1942 decision of Betts v. Brady.
Gideon v. Wainwright