"Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him."—Mr. Justice Hugo Black in Gideon v. Wainwright
This quote shows that, because of Gideon v. Wainwright,
The need for a system of giving someone the opportunity to be defended regardless of money was needed to be put in place.
Explanation:
Justice Hugo made a valid point for his time because when he said this it was entirely true according to the way things were. He made the point and shortly after the earliest forms of the Office of the Public Defenders (OPD) was created and people were able to be represented by lawyers with service experience and credentials applicable to your case. This allowed a new wave of reform movements throughout the law system that eventually led to the declaration of the OPD we know today.
