"In reversing the convictions," writes Donald Lively in his book, Landmark
Supreme Court Decisions, "the Supreme Court determined that the
complexities of a criminal trial require the right to have counsel present."
Although Powell v. Alabama was a limited decision in that it applied only to
capital cases, constitutional experts say it has had a substantial impact or
American jurisprudence since, for the first time, a right to counsel was
established for state, as well as federal courts.

which of the following states the central idea of section 2: the first landmark Supreme Court ruling?

(A.)The court ruled that poor defendants facing the death penalty be provided with adequate counsel in both state and federal courts.

(B.)The Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in powell v Alabama (1932).

(C.) “ The court based it’s decision largely on the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment to U.S. constitution” (para. 6.).

(D.) “…Powell v Alabama was a limited decision in that it applied only to capital cases… (para. 7).