In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court reverse the convictions of the so-called "Scottsboro Boys" on Fourteenth Amendment due process grounds because, at the time, the Sixth Amendment did not apply to state proceedings since at the time it had not yet been incorporated?

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Powell v. Alabama (1932) is the case where the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the convictions of the Scottsboro Boys on Fourteenth Amendment due process grounds, highlighting the necessity for competent legal representation in capital cases. This decision was pivotal because it occurred before the incorporation of the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel against the states.

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