As written by the framers of the U.S.Constitution more than 200 years ago, the right to counsel meant only that a judge could not prevent a defendant from bringing a lawyer to court. Thus, it affected only those who could afford to hire their own lawyers.

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The statement accurately represents the limited extent of the right to counsel as originally defined by the framers of the U.S. Constitution. It was not until later court cases, such as Gideon v. Wainwright in 1963, that the right to counsel was expanded to include the provision of an attorney for those who could not afford one.

As Written by the Framers of the U