Deck 9: Juvenile Case Law

Question 1

The Supreme Court in In Re Winship held that due process required proof beyond a reasonable doubt as a standard for juvenile adjudication proceedings.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Supreme Court has held that juveniles have a right to a jury trial.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to apply the "concept of fundamental fairness" to juvenile delinquency hearings.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The ____ case established guidelines for determining the constitutionality of school disciplinary proceedings.

Question 5

The Supreme Court held in Fare v. Michael C. that a juvenile's request to speak to his probation officer was tantamount to a request to speak to an attorney.

Question 6

The U.S. Supreme Court in In Re Gault held that juvenile offenders were entitled to all the procedural guarantees applicable to adults.

Question 7

Breed v. Jones held that an adult criminal trial on the merits after the juvenile has been subjected to an adjudicatory hearing was double jeopardy.

Question 8

The Supreme Court has held that the prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures also applies to searches conducted by public school officials.

Question 9

The _____ case held that juveniles did not have the right to a jury trial in juvenile court.

Question 10

The Supreme Court in Schall v. Martin, established the right of judges to deny youths pretrial release if they perceive the youths to dangerous.

Question 11

The Supreme Court has allowed child abuse victims to testify by close-circuit television under certain circumstances.

Question 12

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in the Kent case that a juvenile did not have the right to a hearing before being transferred to adult criminal court.

Question 13

In the ____ case, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment rights of students are not automatically coextensive with the rights of adults in other settings.

Question 14

In dependency cases, due process requires that the state support its allegations by at least clear and convincing evidence.

Question 15

The Supreme Court has held that the imposition of the death penalty on persons under the age of 18 years is unconstitutional.

Question 16

The ____ case set forth the procedural guidelines to be used in the waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction.

Question 17

The _____ case established the right of a juvenile court judge to deny youths pretrial release if the judge perceives the youths to be dangerous.

Question 18

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in the In Re Gault case that a juvenile had a right to be represented by counsel in any hearing involving the adjudication of delinquency.

Question 19

A request by a juvenile for his probation officer is an invocation of his Fifth Amendment rights under Miranda.

Question 20

In Gross v. Lopez, the Court held that young people leave their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door.

Question 21

Which of the below statements are correct regarding the death penalty?

A) The Supreme Court has held that juveniles under the age of 17 years may not be executed.
B) The Supreme Court has held that juveniles under the age of 18 years may not be executed.
C) The Supreme Court has never address the issue of the execution of persons under 16 years of age.
D) None of the statements are correct.

Question 22

Explain the importance of Kent and Gault.

Question 23

Explain the court's holding in the New Jersey v. T.L.O. case.

Question 24

The Court in Fare v. Michael C. held:

A) A juvenile has a right to a jury trial.
B) A juvenile's request to speak to his probation officer was a request to remain silent.
C) A juvenile's request to speak to his probation officer was not tantamount to a request to speak to an attorney.
D) All of the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 25

In Kent v. United States, the Court:

A) held juveniles have a right to trial by juries
B) held fair notice of the charges
C) held that a juvenile had the right to be represented by counsel
D) set forth criteria to be used by juvenile courts in determining whether to waive jurisdiction
E) all of the above

Question 26

The U.S. Supreme Court in the case of In re Gault held that juveniles before juvenile court have which of the below rights?

A) the right to a trial by jury
B) fair notice of the charges
C) the right to be represented by counsel
D) all of the above
E) and c above

Question 27

What First Amendment rights to children have in school?

Question 28

Which of the below statements are correct?

A) The Supreme Court has held that child abuse victims could not testify by closed-circuit television.
B) States are required to establish and maintain a public school system.
C) School children have no First Amendment rights.
D) All of the above statements are false.

Question 29

The Supreme Court in Schall v. Martin held:

A) Juveniles have a right to bail.
B) Juvenile court judges may deny youths pretrial release if they are dangerous.
C) Juveniles have the right to pretrial release.
D) None of the above are correct.

Question 30

The New Jersey v. T.L.O. case stands for the proposition:

A) The Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures do not apply to public school officials.
B) The Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures do apply to public school officials.
C) To search a juvenile's locker at school, the school official needed probable cause.
D) c and d are both correct.

Question 31

Which case was the first case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court directly involving juvenile court?

A) In re Gault
B) Kent v. United States
C) Breed v. Jones
D) Coy v. Iowa
E) Goss v. Lopez