Juvenile Case Study
Shonny Beavers
Columbia Southern University
Juvenile Case Study
The United States Supreme Court rulings shaped the process of how juvenile cases were decided based on due process with these cases; In re Gault (1967), Kent v. United States (1966), and In re Winship (1970). The cases of Kent, Gault and Winship laid the foundation on how juvenile cases are litigated. re Gault (1967)
Gerald Francis Gault was a 15 year old boy who was accused of harassing a neighbor, Mrs. Cook and speaking obscenities to the neighbor. He had a prior record before this incident. Gault was taken in to children’s Detention Home and his parents didn’t find out until later his whereabouts. They held multiple hearings and Mrs. Cook was absent, where they heard all the allegations of Gault’s actions and his prior incidents regarding theft of another woman’s wallet. The judge ruled that Gault perpetrated the lewd and vulgar phone calls and ruled that he finish out his remainder years as a juvenile delinquent of …show more content…
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that there must be “Beyond a reasonable doubt” that a juvenile committed the crime. The case ruling related to and was applied to all juvenile cases thereafter.
References
Facts and Case Summary – In re Gault. (n.d.). Retrieved November 07,2017, from http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-re-gault
Liptak, Adam. “Court Ruling on Juveniles Gives Killers Parole Hope.” The New York Times, 26 Jan. 2016, p. A18(L). Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=oran95108&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE|A441360324&asid=81e706d6bf7e1fc72850e14e816d5825. Accessed July
Shonny Beavers
Columbia Southern University
Juvenile Case Study
The United States Supreme Court rulings shaped the process of how juvenile cases were decided based on due process with these cases; In re Gault (1967), Kent v. United States (1966), and In re Winship (1970). The cases of Kent, Gault and Winship laid the foundation on how juvenile cases are litigated. re Gault (1967)
Gerald Francis Gault was a 15 year old boy who was accused of harassing a neighbor, Mrs. Cook and speaking obscenities to the neighbor. He had a prior record before this incident. Gault was taken in to children’s Detention Home and his parents didn’t find out until later his whereabouts. They held multiple hearings and Mrs. Cook was absent, where they heard all the allegations of Gault’s actions and his prior incidents regarding theft of another woman’s wallet. The judge ruled that Gault perpetrated the lewd and vulgar phone calls and ruled that he finish out his remainder years as a juvenile delinquent of …show more content…
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that there must be “Beyond a reasonable doubt” that a juvenile committed the crime. The case ruling related to and was applied to all juvenile cases thereafter.
References
Facts and Case Summary – In re Gault. (n.d.). Retrieved November 07,2017, from http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-re-gault
Liptak, Adam. “Court Ruling on Juveniles Gives Killers Parole Hope.” The New York Times, 26 Jan. 2016, p. A18(L). Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=oran95108&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE|A441360324&asid=81e706d6bf7e1fc72850e14e816d5825. Accessed July