{"product_id":"the-gideon-case-bruce-r-jacob-9780813079547","title":"The Gideon Case: Inside the Supreme Court's Historic Right to Counsel Decision","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete history of the pivotal legal battle before\u003cbr\u003ethe Supreme Court that established the right to a public defender and reshaped\u003cbr\u003ethe American justice system, written by a lawyer closely involved in the case\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe \"Gideon\" Case\u003c\/i\u003e offers an\u003cbr\u003eunparalleled inside view of the landmark \u003ci\u003eGideon v. Wainwright\u003c\/i\u003e case, written\u003cbr\u003eby Bruce Jacob, the assistant attorney general who argued the case for the\u003cbr\u003estate of Florida in 1963. Gideon, who was charged with a felony, could not\u003cbr\u003eafford a lawyer and had petitioned the US Supreme Court for his right to a\u003cbr\u003ecourt-appointed lawyer. The court ruled unanimously in Gideon's favor, creating\u003cbr\u003ethe right to counsel for all indigent defendants facing criminal felony charges\u003cbr\u003ein every state in the union.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the details of Gideon's initial\u003cbr\u003earrest in Florida to the momentous ruling in Washington, this book presents a close\u003cbr\u003eaccount of the courtroom scenes, constitutional debates, and personal\u003cbr\u003etransformations sparked by one of the most consequential decisions in Supreme\u003cbr\u003eCourt history. After losing the case, Jacob, now in private practice, \u003cbr\u003eimmediately became a volunteer public defender, and for the next 55 years as a\u003cbr\u003elaw professor continued to provide free legal help to indigent defendants and\u003cbr\u003eappellants in criminal cases. With behind-the-scenes accounts of key figures, \u003cbr\u003ein-depth analysis of constitutional law, and a vivid portrayal of legal\u003cbr\u003epractice in the early 1960s, this book is an essential read for historians, \u003cbr\u003elegal scholars, and anyone intrigued by the workings of the US justice system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce R. Jacob\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813079543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813079547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Bruce R. Jacob","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962459443455,"sku":"9780813079547","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_325582ff-0414-478a-a58d-868df02cfd0d.jpg?v=1750651495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gideon-case-bruce-r-jacob-9780813079547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}