Fifty years ago today, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black delivered the unanimous, nine-page majority opinion in Gideon v. Wainwright.

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2011AP1990-CR State v. Gonzales

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2011AP1681 In re the Paternity of L.T.R.

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2011AP2191-CR State v. Dillon

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2011AP2298-CR State v. Conner

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10-1437 Coleman v. Hardy

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2011AP2687-CR State v. Pavlovic

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10-3894 U.S. v. Wysinger

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2011AP2115-CR State v. Scott

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2010AP2597-CR State v. Lemoine

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On television, interrogation of a suspect in police custody immediately ceases upon the arrival of an attorney hired by a family member, whether the suspect has invoked his right to counsel or not.

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Criminal Procedure Right to counsel; discovery; ineffective assistance; venue; new trials

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Civil Procedure Right to counsel; civil contempt

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Criminal Procedure Right to counsel Where a prisoner has invoked his right to counsel and counsel is not present when he is asked to waive the right he previously invoked, his right to counsel is violated. “I conclude that in ...

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Criminal Procedure Right to counsel It did not violate a defendant’s right to counsel for the court to make disparaging remarks about how many different lawyers he had had. “We agree that it would be constitutionally problematic for a district ...

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Criminal Procedure Right to counsel Where a defendant could not show how his disagreements with his attorney were prejudicing his defense, the court properly denied his request for new counsel five days made before trial. “[E]ven though a trial court ...

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Criminal Procedure Right to counsel; waiver In this appeal, the State of Wisconsin argues that the circuit court erroneously suppressed David Stevens’ inculpatory statements to police. We agree with the State that Stevens waived his Fifth Amendment right to counsel ...

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Criminal Procedure Right to counsel Where a defendant initiated conversation after invoking his right to counsel, his statements are admissible. “Here, after Hampton requested to speak with an attorney, the detectives scrupulously respected that request and began to leave. Hampton ...

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Juveniles TPR; right to counsel Darrell K. appeals from an order terminating his parental rights to Marquise L. He argues that the trial court violated his right to counsel when it allowed trial counsel to withdraw and exit the courtroom, ...

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