Gideon's trumpet (DVD)

Dramatization of the true story of one man's fight for justice & how it changed the course of U.S. legal history, providing all those who cannot afford it with legal representation.

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"Dramatization of the true story of one man's fight for justice & how it changed the course of U.S. legal history, providing all those who cannot afford it with legal representation."@en
"This is a true story about Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, who is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court agrees to hear Gideon's case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor. Gideon is given a new trial and is found innocent and U.S. legal history is changed forever."
"Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court agrees to hear Gideon's case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor."
"Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court agrees to hear Gideon's case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor."@en
"Dramatization of the story of Clarence Earl Gideon, an semi-literate drifter who appeared in a small Florida courtroom without a lawyer. Tells how, while he is in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the Supreme Court contending every defendant is entitled to legal representation. His actions led to a change in the law."@en
""Henry Fonda portrays Clarence Gideon, the destitute prisoner whose handwritten plea for justice changed the course of American legal history ... Tells the remarkable human story behind the landmark 'right to counsel' Supreme Court case [of Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963]"--Container."@en
"Clarence Earl Gideon (Fonda), a semi-literate drifter is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. Gideon writes to the Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. Gideon is granted a new trial and is found innocent."@en
"Clarence Gideon is a prisoner whose handwritten plea changed the course of the American legal system, with his landmark 'right to counsel' Supreme Court case."@en