In what 1963 landmark case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that state courts must provide counsel to indigent defendants in felony prosecutions?

A. Gideon v. Wainwright
B. Strickland v. Washington
C. Burger v. Kemp
D. Argersinger v. Hamlin


Answer: A

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