The facts about Gideon and Wainwright. Gideon had been charged with breaking and entering with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, which is a felony. It was handled in the open court to help appoint counsel because he couldn’t afford an attorney. The trail judge had denied Gideon his request there for by Florida law so that only permitted for the counsel on poor defendants to be charged with capital offenses. He then represented himself he had made an opening statement to the jury that cross-examined his prosecution’s witness. For any of his efforts the jury found him guilty and sentenced to five years in imprisonment. He filed a petition in the Florida Supreme Court. In his petition he had challenged for his conviction and sentence him on
