For many years the constitutional guarantee to the assistance of counsel was interpreted to mean at trial time only and not before.

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Initially, the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of the assistance of counsel to apply only at trial, not during the pre-trial stages. This interpretation changed with landmark cases like Gideon v. Wainwright and Miranda v. Arizona, which recognized the right to counsel during critical pre-trial proceedings.

For Many Years the Constitutional Guarantee to the Assistance of Counsel