The police in Panama City, Florida, arrested Clarence Earl Gideon in 1961, accusing him of breaking into a pool hall and taking money from vending machines. When he was brought before a judge
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The police in Panama City, Florida, arrested Clarence Earl Gideon in 1961, accusing him of breaking into a pool hall and taking money from vending machines. When he was brought before a judge
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