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Facts: Gerald (“Jerry”) Gault was a 15 year-old accused of making an obscene telephone call to a neighbor, Mrs. Cook, on June 8, 1964. After Mrs. Cook filed a complaint, Gault and a friend, Ronald Lewis, were arrested and taken to the Children’s Detention Home.
In re Gault was a 1967 case that established the constitutional rights of juveniles in delinquency proceedings. The Court held that juveniles had the right to notice, counsel, confrontation, and due process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In a recent case before the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, Judge Ketcham rejected the proffer of evidence as to oral statements made at police headquarters by four juveniles who had been taken into custody for alleged involvement in an assault and attempted robbery.
