What New Policy Was Established by the U

Multiple Choice

What new policy was established by the U.S.Supreme Court's landmark Gideon v.Wainwright ruling?

A) the right to trial by jury
B) the need to charge an arrested suspect with a specific crime within 24 hours of arrest
C) the requirement that police read a suspect his or her rights before or during arrest
D) government provision of free legal counsel to the accused if they are too poor to hire a lawyer
E) the practice of allowing a suspect out on bail until the time of the trial