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This book offers an unparalleled history of the pivotal legal battle that established the right to a public defender and reshaped the American justice system, written by the lawyer who argued and lost the case before the Supreme Court.

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This book offers an unparalleled history of the pivotal legal battle that established the right to a public defender and reshaped the American justice system, written by the lawyer who argued and lost the case before the Supreme Court.
Autorenporträt
Bruce R. Jacob is professor emeritus and dean emeritus at the Stetson University College of Law. In 1963, as assistant attorney general of Florida, Jacob argued and lost the Gideon v. Wainwright case before the US Supreme Court. He then became a law professor and dean of two law schools, taught constitutional law, founded legal assistance programs, and taught law students how to represent defendants in criminal cases.