The Gideon case required the appointment of counsel for indigents in both felony and misdemeanor cases.

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The Gideon case (Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963) specifically required the appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in felony cases, not misdemeanor cases. The right to counsel for misdemeanor cases where imprisonment is a potential punishment was later established in Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972).

The Gideon Case Required the Appointment of Counsel for Indigents