The Warren Court (1953–69)Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Rights |
What did the Warren Court rule with respect to the constitutional rights of juvenile suspects? |
The Warren Court extended many constitutional protections to juvenile defendants in its 1967 decision In Re Gault. The Court ruled that juvenile defendants possess procedural due-process rights (such as notice of hearings), the right to be informed of the privilege against self-incrimination, the right to counsel, and the right to cross-examine witnesses. “Whatever may be their precise impact, neither the Fourteenth Amendment nor the Bill of Rights is for adults alone,” the Court wrote.