In Re Gault was a landmark case in the extension of juvenile justice rights. Please read In Re Gault and
provide a legal brief on this case. A legal brief requires the following: the case title, statement of the issue
of the case, the details of the case background, and the way in which the court ruled, with an explanation
supporting that ruling. Two pages are required in APA format to include a title page, in-text citations, and
a reference page.
At the conclusion of your legal brief, provide a discussion on what rights were provided as a result of Jerry
Gault’s case, and what injustices that would be suffered by juvenile offenders, were these rights NOT to
have been extended to them through this important ruling
Re Gault
Re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 20 (1967) is the U.S. Supreme Court landmark case that extended the rights of juvenile justice (U.S Supreme Court, n.d.). According to the National Juvenile Defender Center (2016) article this case gave the defendants the necessary procedural rights, like the ability to confer with witnesses and to access an attorney. The appeal hearing took place on the 6th of December 1966. The decision was handed down on May 15th in 1967. This article will be a critical analysis of the In Re Gault case and its significance to the justice system of today.
It is reported that the U.S Supreme Court (n.d.) declared that Gerald (“Jerry”) Gault who was just fifteen at the time had been charged with phone-calling Mrs. Cook through the phone in a snarky manner on June 8th in 1964. Thus, he was detained while his parents were in the office. The officer who arrested him did not inform them of the detention of their child. Gault’s mother had instructed his older brother to find Gault. They eventually received notice of Gault’s detention from Ronald Lewis’ family. Gault’s mother was informed that she had a hearing in juvenile court on the same morning at the Detention Home. The officer in charge of arrest filed a petition with the Court on the day prior to Gault’s first court date. Gault along with his parents were not provided an opportunity to sign the petition. The script and the record were not made, and no one was sworn into the witness stand prior to testifying. There are many versions of the details of what Gault acknowledged during the interrogation by the judge. Gault was sent back to the Detention Home after the hearings. Gault was detained for about two or three days prior to being released.
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