In+re+Gault

//[|In re] Gault et al.//

Argued: December 16th, 1966 Decided: May 15th, 1967
 * //Important Dates://**


 * //Premise://** Do the due process rights of individuals specified in the 5th, 6th, & 14th Amendments apply to juveniles in the same way as adults?


 * //Background://** Gault, a 15 year old boy, made obscene phone calls to a neighbor, and at the time he was also on probation for other acts of juvenile delinquency. As a juvenile, Gaunt didn't have the same standard constitutional guarantees of due process as an adult. While the intentions were to protect juvenile offenders from the harshness of adult criminal law, they could lead to injustice in some cases.

//**Opinion of the Court:**// Delivered by Justice Fortas. The court decided Gault had been denied his constitutional rights, being a juvenile doesn't justify the removal of rights.

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