About this title: A history of the landmark case of James Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1966
ISBN-13:9780394703152ISBN:0394703154
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989-04-23
ISBN-13:9780679723127ISBN:0679723129
Description: Good. Great title in good condition. A few pages with highlighting. Former owner's name on first page. Covers have wear and light creasing on edges and corners. Satisfaction guaranteed. If item not as described, return for refund of purchase price. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679723127ISBN:0679723129
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679723127ISBN:0679723129
Description: Good. Nice clean copy with tight uncreased binding. Slighly rolled cover with straightened crease in upper right corner that lays flat and minor bumping is all that keeps from very good copy. read more
"Explains concisely many aspects of the US federal appeals system and tells an interesting story. Not something to read if one is not interested in law and the history of US jurisprudence. With this said, Clarence Earl Gideon would make an exceptional fictional character."
"I read this in preparation for a continuing legal education class which will involve discussion of the book. I was not looking forward to reading it as I suspected it would be very dry and difficult to plough through. It was actually a very easy read. The author wrote in a manner which would allow a lay person to understand the Supreme Court appellate process, and effectively personalized the Gideon v. Wainwright decision. I think this would be a great book for law students to read, and is also great for anyone who wants to understand more about how the legal system works."
"Even if you have no interest in the law, this is just a great story of a man fighting for his rights. Move over John Grisham - this is the real deal."
"The first book I have read for law school since A Civil Action in 1L that wasn't a case book or supplement.
Whew. Law school should require more books like this. It is the story of how the right to representation for the indigent in all criminal cases was codified by the Supreme Court.
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