Relating to “Gideon’s Trumpet” movie,compare and contrast Gideon’s two trials.
Write a paper on the issues from the movie. 1.On what parts of the Constitution did Gideon base his appeal?2.What is the importance of the writ of habeas corpus?3.What precedent was set in Betts v. Brady 316 U.S. 455(1942)?4. What is double jeopardy?5.Why isn’t it double jeopardy to try Gideon a second time?6.Why didn’t the statute of limitations apply since so much time had passed?7. Compare and contrast Gideon’s two trials.8.What were the arguments before the Supreme Court? What did the lawyers argue?9.If you were on the Supreme Court, how would you decide the case?
