,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ajh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,deutch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 and ,mr4 ,watt7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,recognizing the #ejth anniversary of the landmark case ,gideon v4 ,wainwright1 in which the ,supreme ,court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases4 ,whereas1 on ,march #ah1 #aifc1 the ,supreme ,court recognized in ,gideon v4 ,wainwright that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases2 ,whereas the ,supreme ,court held that providing counsel to indigent defendants in all felony cases meets the essential requirements of the #fth amendment to the ,united ,states ,constitution2 ,whereas the ,supreme ,court held in ,argersinger v4 ,hamlin that indigent defendants are entitled1 under the #fth amendment to the ,united ,states ,constitution1 to court-appointed counsel in all cases where imprisonment is a possibility2 ,whereas #ej years after the ,gideon v4 ,wainwright decision1 excessive caseloads are preventing counsel for indigent defendants from providing quality representation2 and ,whereas the provision of counsel to indigent defendants often lacks fairness and increases the risk that poor people will be wrongfully convicted3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes and honors the #ejth anniversary of the decision in ,gideon v4 ,wainwright2 7#b7 encourages all people in the ,united ,states to recognize and honor the #ejth anniversary of the ,gideon v4 ,wainwright decision2 and 7#c7 supports strategies to improve the criminal justice system to ensure that indigent defendants in all felony cases are adequately represented by counsel4