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Gideon is arrested
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Gideon is convicted at the Bay County Courthouse
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Gideon is sentenced to 5 years in prison
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Gideon writes to the Florida Supreme Court
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Gideon writes to the U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Supreme Court receives Gideon's petition
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Gideon's case
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Abe Fortas is appointed to be Gideon's attorney
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Justice Frankfurter retires
Frankfurter was the last major proponent of Betts v. Brady in the Supreme Court, so his retirement set the stage for a successful case for Gideon. -
The case is argued before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court announces decision in Gideon's favor
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Gideon is retried and found not guilty
