The It's a Free Country video highlighted the Gideon legal case. In Gideon, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that

a. defendants must be provided free legal counsel but only for alleged capital offenses.

b. people accused of crimes have the right to not testify against themselves.

c. defendants in criminal cases have a right to counsel, even if the government must provide and pay for the lawyer.

d. All of the above.


c. defendants in criminal cases have a right to counsel, even if the government must provide and pay for the lawyer.

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