In which case did the Supreme Court find that states may incarcerate offenders only if they have been represented by counsel? States are not obliged to appoint counsel for offenders who have not been sentenced to incarceration, even if incarceration is possible.

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In Scott v. Illinois, the Supreme Court ruled that states are required to provide counsel only when the defendant is actually sentenced to imprisonment, not merely when imprisonment is a possible outcome.

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