What should I say if I giving a gideon vs wainwright oral presentation and I am the person defending him Assume the role of Gideon’s attorney arguing his position before the Supreme Court, and develop a five-minute oral presentation that explains to the justices why your client had the constitutional right to be represented by court-appointed counsel. In addition to identifying and addressing the constitutional issues, you should also identify the errors made by the trial judge that caused him to deny Gideon an attorney.