In what case did the Supreme Court, for the first time, address whether indigent criminal defendants had a right to have an attorney provided to them at state expense?

A. Powell v. Alabama
B. Johnson v. Zerbst
C. Gideon v. Wainwright
D. Argersinger v. Hamlin


Answer: A

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