Recently, the Supreme Court has extended its Gideon v.Wainwright decision by

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The Gideon v. Wainwright decision established the right to counsel for criminal defendants, regardless of ability to pay. The Supreme Court has since extended this decision by requiring that defendants receive "effective" legal representation, not just any representation. This means that the attorney appointed to a defendant must provide competent and diligent representation. The other choices (A, B, and D) are not accurate extensions of the Gideon decision.

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