In Re Gault Case Study
Case In re Gault 287 U.S.1 1967 (Facts and Brief Summary-In re Gault). Gerald Jerry Gault, a fifteen year old juvenile, who was already on probation was arrested and placed in a Children Detention Center. He was accused by his neighbor of making obscene telephone calls. At the time of his arrest he was with a friend who had stolen a wallet out a woman’s purse. Also, at the time of Gault’s arrest his parents were at work in which officers did not notify them of their son’s arrest. Therefore, a working parent became a worried parent when she returned home and her son was not home. Gault’s mom had sent his older brother in search of him. That is when she had founded out, her son and his friend was arrested through a family member of his friend.
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Issue: Was Gerard Gault done fairly in his court case and if not what was injustice (Facts and Brief Summary-In re Gault)?
Once the United States Supreme Court heard the Gault’s case the decision was made that Gerard Gault was treated unfair and his rights were violated. In which the court finds Gault’s rights to counsel, right to confrontation and cross-examination and his the fact that his parents was not notified when their son was taking into police custody (In Re Gault, 2017).
Facts: The police that arrested the boys did not read them their Miranda Rights which falls under the 5th Amendment. Their 14th Amendment also was violated, due process, the right to deprived of life without due process of law. Also, when Gerard Gault was denied the right to counsel it violated his 6th Amendment (In Re Gault, 2017).
References
Facts and Brief Summary-In re Gault. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from United States Courts: http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-re-gault
In Re Gault. (2017). Retrieved April 22, 2017, from JUSTIA US Supreme Court:
Issue: Was Gerard Gault done fairly in his court case and if not what was injustice (Facts and Brief Summary-In re Gault)?
Once the United States Supreme Court heard the Gault’s case the decision was made that Gerard Gault was treated unfair and his rights were violated. In which the court finds Gault’s rights to counsel, right to confrontation and cross-examination and his the fact that his parents was not notified when their son was taking into police custody (In Re Gault, 2017).
Facts: The police that arrested the boys did not read them their Miranda Rights which falls under the 5th Amendment. Their 14th Amendment also was violated, due process, the right to deprived of life without due process of law. Also, when Gerard Gault was denied the right to counsel it violated his 6th Amendment (In Re Gault, 2017).
References
Facts and Brief Summary-In re Gault. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from United States Courts: http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-re-gault
In Re Gault. (2017). Retrieved April 22, 2017, from JUSTIA US Supreme Court: