In the 1963 case of ________,the Supreme Court ruled that defendants in all felony cases had a right to counsel,and if they could not afford to hire a lawyer,one must be provided.

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The case of Gideon v. Wainwright established the right to counsel for all defendants in felony cases, regardless of their ability to pay for a lawyer. This decision was based on the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a fair trial and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The other cases listed dealt with different issues: Mapp v. Ohio established the exclusionary rule in regards to illegally obtained evidence, Engel v. Vitale dealt with school prayer, Miranda v. Arizona established the Miranda warning, and National Bar Association v. United States was a civil rights case involving desegregation.

In the 1963 Case of ________,The Supreme Court Ruled That