<Tab/>The question was "Why is the right to counsel a basic civil right?" This question was answered in the case of Gideon v Wainwright. There was a film created about the case talking about due process.
<Tab/>The film begins in Florida with the breaking into and robbing of a poolroom. The officer pulls up and sees a young man by the name of Lester wade standing by the phone booth. He calls Lester Wade over to ask what he is doing there and whether he saw any thing happen. Lester Wade says that he saw Earl Gideon inside from across the street and then walked ove…
