Clarence Earl Gideon
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Clarence Earl Gideon was a Florida man whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Gideon v. Wainwright, established the constitutional right to legal counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clarence Earl Gideon canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Clarence Earl Gideon Context triple: [Gideon v. Wainwright, petitioner, Clarence Earl Gideon]
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Ernesto Arturo Miranda
Ernesto Arturo Miranda was the criminal defendant at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that led to the establishment of "Miranda rights" requiring police to inform suspects of their constitutional protections during custodial interrogations.
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Homer Plessy
Homer Plessy was a mixed-race Louisiana shoemaker and civil rights activist best known for challenging racial segregation laws in the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson.
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Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
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Henry Wade
Henry Wade was the Dallas County district attorney whose role in enforcing Texas abortion laws led to his being the named respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade.
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E.
Gideon
Gideon is a 1980 country concept album by Kenny Rogers that tells a cohesive narrative through its songs and features the hit single "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarence Earl Gideon Target entity description: Clarence Earl Gideon was a Florida man whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Gideon v. Wainwright, established the constitutional right to legal counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
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A.
Ernesto Arturo Miranda
Ernesto Arturo Miranda was the criminal defendant at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that led to the establishment of "Miranda rights" requiring police to inform suspects of their constitutional protections during custodial interrogations.
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B.
Homer Plessy
Homer Plessy was a mixed-race Louisiana shoemaker and civil rights activist best known for challenging racial segregation laws in the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson.
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C.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
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D.
Henry Wade
Henry Wade was the Dallas County district attorney whose role in enforcing Texas abortion laws led to his being the named respondent in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade.
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E.
Gideon
Gideon is a 1980 country concept album by Kenny Rogers that tells a cohesive narrative through its songs and features the hit single "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| afterSupremeCourtDecision | was retried with appointed counsel and acquitted ⓘ |
| arrestLocation |
Panama City, Florida, United States
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linked to:
Panama City
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| associatedLegalPrinciple |
Fourteenth Amendment incorporation of the right to counsel
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Sixth Amendment right to counsel ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Panama City, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama City
|
| burialPlace | Hannibal, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | his handwritten petition to the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| charge | breaking and entering a pool hall with intent to commit petty larceny ⓘ |
| convictedOf | felony theft in Florida state court ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalHistory | had prior criminal convictions before Gideon v. Wainwright ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-08-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-01-18 ⓘ |
| education | left school after eighth grade ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gideon ⓘ |
| fullName | Clarence Earl Gideon ⓘ |
| givenName | Clarence ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Earl_Gideon ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced later expansion of right to counsel in misdemeanor cases
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led to requirement that states provide counsel to indigent felony defendants ⓘ |
| involvedIn | landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on right to counsel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the petitioner in Gideon v. Wainwright
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expanding the right to counsel for criminal defendants in the United States ⓘ |
| legalIssue | denial of court-appointed counsel at felony trial ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTimeOfCase | indigent defendant ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| middleName | Earl ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCourtCase | Gideon v. Wainwright ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | laborer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hannibal, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant ⓘ |
| representedBy | Abe Fortas in proceedings before the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| requested | appointment of counsel at his trial ⓘ |
| residence |
Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida
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| roleInEvent | petitioner in Gideon v. Wainwright ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
book "Gideon's Trumpet" by Anthony Lewis
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television film "Gideon's Trumpet" ⓘ |
| submitted | handwritten petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| wasDenied | court-appointed counsel at his original trial ⓘ |
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Subject: Clarence Earl Gideon Description of subject: Clarence Earl Gideon was a Florida man whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Gideon v. Wainwright, established the constitutional right to legal counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
Referenced by (7)
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subject linked to:
Gideon
subject linked to:
book "Gideon's Trumpet" by Anthony Lewis
subject linked to:
television film "Gideon's Trumpet"
subject linked to:
television film "Gideon's Trumpet"