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'''Gideon's Trumpet''' is a 1964 [[non-fiction]] [[book]] by [[Anthony Lewis]] describing a variety of aspects of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] through the context of the court case [[Gideon v. Wainwright]]. Lewis details the history of the court, important previous decisions that would have an effect on the case, the court's policies and customs (such as the [[rule of four]]) and the background of Clarence Earl Gideon as well as the case itself. The book won an Edgars Award for Best Fact Crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysterynet.com/edgars/previous/factcrime.shtml|format=HTML|language=English|title=Best Fact Crime Edgar Award Winners and Nominees|publisher=MysteryNet|accessdate=May 10 2009}}</ref>
In 1980, [[Robert E. Collins]] directed an Emmy-nominated movie based on the book.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080789/</ref>
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In 1980, [[Robert E. Collins]] directed an Emmy-nominated movie based on the book.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080789/</ref>
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