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”.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.

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