Colette's review
Gideon's Trumpet by Anthony Lewis
Colette's review
rating:
bookshelves: currently-reading
recommended for: anyone who loved Dr. Money law classes.
status: Read in October, 2007
rating:
bookshelves: currently-reading
recommended for: anyone who loved Dr. Money law classes.
status: Read in October, 2007
This book so far is basically a Money class, so I love that... It is making me discover my love for law and the American judicial system all over again... or at least my interest... it is dry but full of wisdom and useful facts.
It describes the case that overturned Betts v. Brady, a trial that had earlier determined that not all people were entitled to representation in the court. Gideon, a poor uneducated man, was denied counsel in his case, convicted, and to prison... and he appealed this to the supreme court, and his case, argued by Abe Fortas, overturned the previous precedent. Fascinating stuff.
It describes the case that overturned Betts v. Brady, a trial that had earlier determined that not all people were entitled to representation in the court. Gideon, a poor uneducated man, was denied counsel in his case, convicted, and to prison... and he appealed this to the supreme court, and his case, argued by Abe Fortas, overturned the previous precedent. Fascinating stuff.
