Prior to the supreme court case gideon v wainwright why was clarence gideon in jail?
a. owning obscene books in ohio
b. being refused a lawyer by the state of florida
c. keeping a handgun in his home in chicago
d. publishing a socialist newspaper in new york

Prior to the Supreme Court case Gideon v wainwright, Clarence Gideon in jail because being refused a lawyer by the state of Florida

Option B

Explanation:

In the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court of U.S. has unequivocally held that the accused undergoing a criminal trial has the right to counsel at the expenses of the State if he is unable to afford the legal service.

In this case, Gideon was charged with breaking in and robbery and was convicted by the trial court.  He could not afford a counsel for himself and the court had dismissed his request for legal assistance and therefore he defended his own case.

After his conviction the case came before Supreme Court and ordered for his new trial and observed that right to counsel is “essential and fundamental to a fair trial”.

well the unjest treatment and discrimination did get faced by the idians and soldiers

explanation:

the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.