Gideon's Trumpet: Court Case

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Gideon’s Trumpet

This summary is about Clarence Earl Gideon. Clarence Gideon was sentenced to 5 years in prison for petty theft. The time of the crime was “around 5:30 a.m.” says witness Lester Wade. Also, the crime occurred at Bayhill Pool Room. Witness Lester Wade states he saw Clarence E. Gideon “coming out with some wine and coins, then [he] called a taxi to come and pick him up.”

The next morning when the owner, Mr. Leo Stafford, came to his business, the deputy sheriff officer was there. He started to clean up and officer Kyle asked him some questions. So, Stafford said that he (Clarence) “stole 4 case of wine, 12 bottles of Coke, 12 cans of beer,$5 from the cigarette machine, and $6 from the jukebox machine.” It was all quarters,
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