Gideon's Trumpet Book Report

In the world of the American Justice system, Gideon's name will always stand for the principle that the poor are just as entitled to counsel as those who can afford it. To this day, Gideon's name and the "trumpet" that he blew have rung true to the words "fair trial". He tore down the wall of Betts vs. Brady and the correlation between the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment. Gideon's triumph over our justice system shows that there are still flaws in our judicial structure and there are mountains still to be conquered.

First, one of the points that Fortas made struck me as ingenious when it was explained in the latter part of the book. Fortas started describing the ruling on Betts vs. Brady to Justice Harlan. "Betts didn't go on the assumption that a man can do as
The judicial system is flawed and always will be; but that is what makes it the American judicial system. That is why we have The Supreme Court. This group of scholars contains quite possibly some of the most brilliant minds in the universe trying to guide one of the most complicated judicial systems ever created. It's as Winston Churchill said "Democracy is the worst form of government...except for every other form that's been tried." As humans themselves, they try to fix the human mistakes and errors that have been placed in our justice system without being bias. In Gideon's case, they overruled what had "in a sense" put him in prison. Yes he may have committed burglary and breaking an entering, but how would we have known if he didn't get a fair trial. It set another stare decisi, pushing an older one out of its place. The Supreme Court is truly supreme because it's one of the few groups in our government that does its own work, putting faith in me that with these types of people at its helm, our justice system truly magnificent. And in Clarence Earl Gideon's case, he should truly be known as a hero to the justice