Gideon v. Wainwright

        Read Gideon v. Wainwright online You should NOT read the full online opinion, you should read the edited version provided online. Prepare a typed case brief utilizing the ‘Case Briefing Worksheet’ provided below. You may use the worksheet as a template (type directly into it) or copy the headings into your own Word document for submission. Let me know if you have any questions, the case could be found online. Case Briefing Worksheet: I. Heading - identify the case by party names and citation (include the date). II. Facts - include only those facts that are significant to the specific legal issue being decided by the court. III. Procedural History – explain how the case made its way to the current level of review. IV. Issue - the legal question the court is faced with answering that has been raised in the case. V. Rule – what law (statutes, constitutional provisions, prior cases or administrative rules) did this court apply to enable them to solve the legal question(s) raised in this case? VI. Analysis - explain how the court applied the legal rule(s) to the facts in deciding the answer to the question posed by the issue in this case. VII. Conclusion - did the court affirm, reverse, remand? This should be a very short statement of the outcome.