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نص القصة المصورة
- Kent v. United States
- ELLA ROBERTS
- Background of the case
- Supreme Court Ruling
- In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court determined there was not a sufficient enough investigation prior to the juvenile court waiver of jurisdiction. It was found that Kent did not receive a hearing, access to counsel, or access to his record prior to the waiver. The court decided to remand the case to the district court to further determine whether the waiver was proper or not, unfortunately since Kent was 21 years old at this point, the juvenile court could no longer determine if the waiver was improper and sustained if determined to be proper.
- The basis of this case is around 16-year-old Morris A. Kent Jr., who was tried for robbery and rape. Kent did admit to having some involvement in such crimes which allowed him to further be tried as an adult. In court, a jury determined Kent to be guilty and sentenced him to serve 30-90 years in prison. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed, however it was found that the juvenile court judge provided no reason for the waiver. Not only that, the court also did not conduct a "full investigation" before waiving jurisdiction, as required by the Juvenile court act.
- Justice Potter Stewart wrote a dissent which stated that he would vacate the judgment and remand the case for reconsidering in the light of two separate decisions made by the court of appeals. Justice Hugo L. Black, Justice John M.Harlan, and Justice Byron R. White joined in the dissent. This case set the precedent for juveniles, establishing a bar of a due process for youth waived to the adult court system. It assures that juveniles receive a fair trial when taken to the adult court.
- Impact
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