has anyone heard of the book Gideon's Trumpet? I have to read it for AP Government next year then i have to do a 3 page report the point of the report is to write about the plot of it and i don't get the story!~ D: i went to sparknotes and they don't have it i tried looking for something that tells me like the main point of the story so i can understand it better. i need help!~ i told myself i'd be done with this book last week!~ if i can read the last harry potter book in one day, i can read this in one day. :I
Hi! I haven't read the book but maybe you could read some book reviews on it which will help you to understand the book. As it seems that you have some time, do try reading the book again though. Hope this helps!
The book is about one of the most important cases in the history of American Constitutional law, Gideon v. Wainwright. In that case, the US Supreme Court ruled that all persons accused of crimes in this country for which they could lose their liberty are entitled to an attorney, even if they cannot afford one. Prior to that case, it was possible for the government to send someone to prison without counsel, if they could not afford a lawyer.
that makes more sense than what i read >__> it's because the story starts off about Gideon's letter, then it goes off into explaining how the Supreme Court works that's where i got lost >__< Thanks for the help!~ ~<3
