Articles by M. Alex Johnson

A ‘Nobody’s’ Legacy: How a Semi-literate Ex-con Changed the Legal System

Loaded on April 15, 2013 by M. Alex Johnson published in Prison Legal News April, 2013, page 16

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders. Location: United States of America.

by M. Alex Johnson and Vidya Rao, NBC News

If you've heard of Clarence Earl Gideon at all, it’s probably because of a movie you had to watch in school. He deserves better, though, because 50 years ago he fundamentally changed the American legal system and your rights if you …