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Gideon's Trumpet

  • Drama
  • Crime
  • History
  • TV Movie

April 30, 1980 (US)

1h 44m

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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