In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon, a 50-year-old Florida man, was convicted of breaking and entering in a case that changed legal precedent forever. He challenged his conviction and stated that since he ...

In 1963, a poor man in a Florida jail changed American justice with a pencil. Clarence Earl Gideon had no lawyer, no money, and no power — so he wrote to the Supreme Court by hand. The Court listened.

Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with breaking into a pool hall. He could not afford a lawyer to defend him in court, and after a hasty trial, he was convicted. Had Gideon accepted his fate, he'd have ...

Clarence Gideon was convicted of burglarizing a Florida bar and sentenced to five years in prison based solely on the testimony of one questionable eyewitness. But Gideon’s side didn’t adequately ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. -- Think of a hero and the Clarence Earl Gideon type probably doesn't come to mind. Not even in his own hometown. This same northeast Missouri community that spawned the great author ...