In which of the following cases was the right to an attorney during capital offenses solidified?

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Powell v. Alabama (1932) was a landmark case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right to counsel was fundamental and essential to a fair trial in capital cases. This case involved the Scottsboro Boys, nine African American teenagers accused of raping two white women, and it established the principle that state courts are required under the Fourteenth Amendment to provide counsel in cases involving capital crimes.

In Which of the Following Cases Was the Right to an Attorney