Gideon v. Wainwright

What later courts said

• holding that Sixth Amendment right to counsel extends to state court proceedings through the Fourteenth Amendment — Scott Nordstrom v. Charles Ryan (2014)
• holding that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in criminal proceedings applies to states through the Fourteenth Amendment — Cooke v. State (2009)
• holding that a defendant has right to be represented by counsel in all criminal trials for serious offenses — Commonwealth v. Cam Ly (2009)

Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.