State v. Williams

EAGLES, Judge.

The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that a person charged with a serious crime shall have the right to legal counsel. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). Where a person is entitled to counsel but cannot afford to hire an attorney, one must be provided by the court. Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (1972). The right to representation by counsel for certain crimes is made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. Argersinger v. Hamlin, Gideon v. Wainwright, both supra. See U.S. Const., Amends. 6, 14. Any person arrested by North…