In Re Gault and the Persisting Questions of Procedural Due Process and Legal Ethics in Juvenile Courts
Hamilton, H. Bruce
Abstract
I. Introduction II. Procedural Due Process … A. Partially Answered Questions … (1) Counsel … (2) Waiver … B. Unanswered Questions … (1) Arrest and Screening … (2) Grand Jury Indictment … (3) Bail … (4) Trial by Jury … (5) Speedy and Public Trial … (6) Hearsay Evidence … (7) Illegally Obtained Evidence … (8) Standard of Proof … (9) Mens Rea … (10) Transcripts and Records … (11) Double Jeopardy … (12) Cruel and Unusual Punishment … (13) Right to Appeal … (14) Retroactivity III. Legal Ethics … A. Duty to Whom? … B. What Duty? IV. Conclusion