Trumpets

The movie that we watched this week was really good. The way that Gideon petitioned his case and why. The principles established however need to be worked on. Under the sixth amendment Americans should have the right to counsel and because of Gideon v. Wainwright this is now able to occur for the most part. One thing that this doesn't completely cover is the competence of the council you are given. I have previously worked in the District Attorney's Office of New York and I was able to view some of the defense council that lacked competence and care for the case. Some of the defense attorney did not even put up the effort needed to win some cases that could have been won. As a society what could we do that could ensure that the precedent in Gideon v. Wainwright be upheld and better improved to benefit our society better?