True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.
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as Clarence Earl Gideon
DeceasedBorn: May 16, 1905
Died: August 12, 1982
Age at death: 77
as Abe Fortas
DeceasedBorn: January 8, 1912
Died: January 26, 1992
Age at death: 80
as Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
DeceasedBorn: September 22, 1902
Died: October 31, 1988
Age at death: 86
as Edna Curtis
DeceasedBorn: September 15, 1907
Died: August 8, 2004
Age at death: 96
as 6th Supreme Court Justice
DeceasedBorn: November 7, 1903
Died: February 5, 1991
Age at death: 87
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
DeceasedBorn: March 10, 1891
Died: March 24, 1984
Age at death: 93
as Jacob
DeceasedBorn: January 28, 1935
Died: October 7, 2024
Age at death: 89
as 5th Supreme Court Justice
DeceasedBorn: January 26, 1913
Died: October 8, 1996
Age at death: 83
as Fred Turner
DeceasedBorn: April 29, 1936
Died: June 13, 2005
Age at death: 69
as Judge Robert McCrary
AliveBorn: June 2, 1930
Age: 96
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
as Charlie
DeceasedBorn: July 18, 1920
Died: May 8, 1985
Age at death: 64
as 2nd Supreme Court Justice
DeceasedBorn: August 8, 1908
Died: July 25, 2005
Age at death: 96
as Abe Krash
DeceasedBorn: January 13, 1928
Died: June 5, 2026
Age at death: 98
as Harris
DeceasedBorn: October 30, 1942
Died: January 2, 2023
Age at death: 80
as Bobby Earle
AliveBorn: November 4, 1946
Age: 79
Johnston City, Illinois, USA
as John Ely
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as Tobias Simon
DeceasedBorn: February 8, 1926
Died: August 22, 2020
Age at death: 94
as Lester Wade
AliveBorn: February 4, 1952
Age: 74
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
as James Fitzpatrick
AliveBorn: May 10, 1943
Age: 83
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
as Stocker
AliveBorn: November 21, 1942
Age: 83
New York City, New York, USA
as Artis
DeceasedBorn: February 4, 1935
Died: June 28, 2019
Age at death: 84
as Justin Pike
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as Sheriff Mel Cobb
AliveBorn: November 20, 1929
Age: 96
Dallas, Texas, USA
as Leo Stafford
DeceasedBorn: February 17, 1941
Died: March 24, 2016
Age at death: 75
as Arthur Vitale
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as Warden
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as Supervisor
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as Deputy Hamilton
AliveBorn: November 14, 1949
Age: 76
Amory, Mississippi, USA
as Prison Guard
DeceasedBorn: September 26, 1925
Died: July 12, 2016
Age at death: 90
as Mrs. Lawrence
DeceasedBorn: November 5, 1928
Died: December 19, 2024
Age at death: 96
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