How did the Fourteenth Amendment play a role in Gideon v. Wainwright? A. Its due process clause requires that states provide counsel to defendants for all types of trials.
B. Gideon had not been treated like other defendants and was now entitled to a fair trial.
C. The Supreme Court looked to the amendment to define the rights afforded suspects in state courts.
D. It defines a suspect’s right to not self-incriminate during a trial when representing oneself.