McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
1971 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, 403 U.S. 528 (1971), is a decision of the United States Supreme Court. The Court held that juveniles in juvenile criminal proceedings were not entitled to a jury trial by the Sixth or Fourteenth Amendments.[1] The Court's plurality opinion left the precise reasoning for the decision unclear.[2]
Quick Facts McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, Argued December 10, 1970 Decided June 21, 1971 ...
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania | |
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Argued December 10, 1970 Decided June 21, 1971 | |
Full case name | McKeiver et al. v. Pennsylvania |
Citations | 403 U.S. 528 (more) 91 S. Ct. 1976; 29 L. Ed. 2d 647; 1971 U.S. LEXIS 26 |
Case history | |
Prior | Terry Appeal, 438 Pa. 339, 265 A.2d 350 (1970); probable jurisdiction noted, 399 U.S. 925 (1970); In re Burrus, 275 N.C. 517, 169 S.E.2d 879 (1969); cert. granted, 397 U.S. 1036 (1970). |
Holding | |
A trial by jury is not constitutionally required in the adjudicative phase of a state juvenile court delinquency proceeding. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Plurality | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Stewart, White |
Concurrence | White |
Concurrence | Harlan (in the judgment) |
Concur/dissent | Brennan |
Dissent | Douglas, joined by Black, Marshall |
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