Read the book Gideons Trumpet by Anthony Lewis

Book report should be no more than 12 pages and no less than 10 pages. It should be double spaced.

It should provide the reader with a summary of the book. It should address the following points:

Please make up the following answers.

• Prior to receiving this assignment did you know anything about the subject matter? 
• Do you think that the outcome and the subsequent change to US law was a step in the right direction? Why or Why not?
• If you or someone you loved were to be charged with a crime what factors do you believed would have influenced the outcome of the case prior to Gideons Trumpet? What factors do you believed would influence the outcome of the case post Gideons Trumpet?
• Do you think that much has changed as a result of the case?
• Do you agree/disagree that there was a need for a constitutional amendment? Why? Why not?
• A systemic problem is the large case loads of many public defenders, making it difficult for them to provide the same kind of quality representation to their clients that their counterparts in private practice can provide to their clients. Speak to these societal issues and give me your thoughts on how meaningful changes may be implemented.