Which option best completes the diagram?

Clarence Gideon

is convicted of a

felony in Florida

after being

refused a

lawyer.

The Supreme

Court rules that

states must

provide lawyers

for poor

defendants in

felony cases.

States establish public defenders' offices to represent defendants who can't afford lawyers.

Explanation:

This question refers to the Supreme Court ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Court stated that states are required to provide a lawyer to persons accused of criminal matters if the person involved in the crime does not have the financial ability to pay for legal services. The precedent significantly expanded the provisions of the Fifth and Sixth amendments to the Constitution, forcing state governments to provide defendants with a defense counsel, regardless of the severity of the crime.