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Learn about the landmark Supreme Court case that established the procedural rights of juvenile defendants in delinquency proceedings. Find out the facts, procedure, issue, ruling, and reasoning of In re Gault, decided in 1967.
In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision which held the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment applies to juvenile defendants as well as to adult defendants.
Dec 6, 1966. Decided. May 15, 1967. Facts of the case. Gerald Francis Gault, fifteen years old, was taken into custody for allegedly making an obscene phone call. Gault had previously been placed on probation. The police did not leave notice with Gault's parents, who were at work, when the youth was arrested.
In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967) In re Gault No. 116 Argued December 6, 1966 Decided May 15, 1967 387 U.S. 1 APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA Syllabus Appellants' 15-year-old son, Gerald Gault, was taken into custody as the result of a complaint that he had made lewd telephone calls.
In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967), is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that juvenile criminal defendants are entitled to Due Process protection under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Court opined that due process of law is the primary and indispensable foundation of individual freedom.
Gerald Gault, a 15-year-old boy, was sentenced to six years in a juvenile detention center for making obscene phone calls. The Supreme Court ruled that he was denied due process and the right to counsel, and established the basic rights of juveniles in delinquency proceedings.
Quimbee provides a case brief for In re Gault, a landmark Supreme Court decision that extended due process rights to juveniles in delinquency proceedings. To access the full brief, you need to start a free trial or log in.
