The constitutional guarantee to the assistance of counsel is made obligatory upon the states by the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The Fourteenth Amendment, through its Due Process Clause, has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to make the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of the right to the assistance of counsel obligatory upon the states. This was established in the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963).

The Constitutional Guarantee to the Assistance of Counsel Is Made