Like many other provisions of the Constitution, the Sixth Amendment has a different meaning today than it did when it was first ratified. In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, based on the Sixth Amendment’s provision of right to counsel, indigent defendants charged with a felony are entitled to the services of a lawyer paid for by the government (Gideon v. Wainwright 1963) . Later, the Sixth Amendment right to counsel was extended to juvenile court proceedings as well (In re Gault 1967) . But as so often happens, answering one question raised several new ones.
-Argersinger v.Hamlin (1972) affected what kind of criminal defendants?

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Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972) affects nonfelony defendants by stating that they have the right to have legal representation, just like felony defendants. This ruling ensures that all defendants, regardless of the severity of their charge, are provided with legal counsel.

Like Many Other Provisions of the Constitution, the Sixth Amendment