walk from the pool hall to the phone, then wait for a cab. However, the driver did testify that Gideon paid for the ride with six quarters. The Prosecution brought out that Gideon had said to the cab driver, “If anyone asks where you left me off, you don’t know, you haven’t seen me.” The Defense brought out that Gideon had said the same thing on other occasions, with the cab driver saying, “I understand it was his wife — he had trouble with his wife.” And this part about Gideon saying the same thing previously had not been brought out in the first trial. The jury acquitted Gideon after an hour of deliberation. Legacy In 1963, Robert F. Kennedy remarked about the case: Later life After his acquittal, Gideon resumed his previous way of life and later married for the fifth time. He died of cancer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 18, 1972, at age 61. Gideon's family had him buried in an unmarked grave in Hannibal. The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union later added a granite headstone, inscribed with a quote from a letter Gideon wrote to his attorney, Abe Fortas: "Each era finds an improvement in law for the benefit of mankind." Portrayal on film Gideon was portrayed by Henry Fonda in the 1980 made-for-television film Gideon's Trumpet, based on Anthony Lewis' book of the same name. The film was the first telecast as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series, and co-starred Jose Ferrer as Abe Fortas, the attorney who pleaded Gideon's right to have a lawyer in the US Supreme Court. Fonda was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Gideon. See also Miranda v. Arizona (1966) References External links State of Florida vs Clarence Earl Gideon (transcript of second trial, August 5, 1963) from Florida's Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. Prosecution: eyewitness Henry Cook, page 2; bar manager Ira Strickland, Jr., page 61; Police Detective Duell Pitts, page 84; cab driver Preston Bray, page 92. Defense: grocery store manager J. D. Henderson, page 102; defendant Clarence Gideon, page 112. Prosecution recalled cab driver Preston Bray for re-direct, page 130; re-crossed by Defense, page 131. Clarence Earl Gideon, Petitioner, vs. Louis L. Wainwright, Director, Department of Corrections, Respondent 1910 births 1972 deaths American people convicted of burglary Burials in Missouri Homeless people People from Hannibal, Missouri People from Panama