Abstract
This case involved a 17-year-old boy, Gary Jones, who was convicted of burglary in juvenile court. When he was released, he was charged with the same crime in adult court. The Supreme Court ruled that re-trying a juvenile as an adult for the same crime for which they were previously tried in juvenile court violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that juvenile courts have jurisdiction over juveniles, and that once a juvenile is tried and convicted in juvenile court, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is generally exclusive. This decision provided important protections for juveniles by preventing them from being subjected to multiple prosecutions for the same offense.
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This case involved a 17-year-old boy, Gary Jones, who was convicted of burglary in juvenile court. When he was released, he was charged with the same crime in adult court. The Supreme Court ruled that re-trying a juvenile as an adult for the same crime for which they were previously tried in juvenile court violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that juvenile courts have jurisdiction over juveniles, and that once a juvenile is tried and convicted in juvenile court, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is generally exclusive. This decision provided important protections for juveniles by preventing them from being subjected to multiple prosecutions for the same offense.
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The case involved a 17-year-old boy, Gary Jones, who was initially convicted of burglary in juvenile court. Upon release, he was subsequently charged with the same crime in adult court. The Supreme Court, in this instance, ruled against the re-trial of a juvenile as an adult for a crime already adjudicated in juvenile court, finding it a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause enshrined in the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court emphasized the exclusive jurisdiction of juvenile courts over juveniles. The Court reasoned that once a juvenile has been tried and convicted in juvenile court, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court generally becomes exclusive, precluding any further prosecution in an adult court for the same offense. This landmark decision effectively established crucial safeguards for juveniles, preventing them from facing multiple prosecutions for a single offense.
Abstract
This case involved a 17-year-old boy, Gary Jones, who was convicted of burglary in juvenile court. When he was released, he was charged with the same crime in adult court. The Supreme Court ruled that re-trying a juvenile as an adult for the same crime for which they were previously tried in juvenile court violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that juvenile courts have jurisdiction over juveniles, and that once a juvenile is tried and convicted in juvenile court, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is generally exclusive. This decision provided important protections for juveniles by preventing them from being subjected to multiple prosecutions for the same offense.
Summary
The Supreme Court ruled in the case of Gary Jones that trying a juvenile as an adult for the same crime they were previously tried for in juvenile court violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The court emphasized that juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over juveniles and that once a juvenile is tried and convicted in juvenile court, the court's jurisdiction over the offense is exclusive. This decision protects juveniles from being subjected to multiple prosecutions for the same crime.
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This case involved a 17-year-old boy, Gary Jones, who was convicted of burglary in juvenile court. When he was released, he was charged with the same crime in adult court. The Supreme Court ruled that re-trying a juvenile as an adult for the same crime for which they were previously tried in juvenile court violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that juvenile courts have jurisdiction over juveniles, and that once a juvenile is tried and convicted in juvenile court, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is generally exclusive. This decision provided important protections for juveniles by preventing them from being subjected to multiple prosecutions for the same offense.
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The case of Gary Jones, a 17-year-old convicted of burglary in juvenile court, went to the Supreme Court. The Court decided that trying a juvenile as an adult for the same crime they were already tried for in juvenile court is against the law. The Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause protects individuals from being tried twice for the same offense. The Court highlighted that juvenile courts have authority over juveniles and that once a case is handled in juvenile court, their jurisdiction usually takes precedence. This ruling protects young people from being charged multiple times for the same crime.
Abstract
This case involved a 17-year-old boy, Gary Jones, who was convicted of burglary in juvenile court. When he was released, he was charged with the same crime in adult court. The Supreme Court ruled that re-trying a juvenile as an adult for the same crime for which they were previously tried in juvenile court violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that juvenile courts have jurisdiction over juveniles, and that once a juvenile is tried and convicted in juvenile court, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is generally exclusive. This decision provided important protections for juveniles by preventing them from being subjected to multiple prosecutions for the same offense.
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Gary Jones, a teenager, was found guilty of breaking into a place in juvenile court. After he was released, he was brought back to court as an adult for the same crime. The Supreme Court said that trying a young person as an adult for the same crime they already faced in juvenile court was against the law. This rule, called the Double Jeopardy Clause, protects people from being punished twice for the same thing. The Court explained that juvenile courts handle cases involving young people and that once a young person is tried there, the juvenile court is usually the only court that can handle the case. This ruling helps protect young people from being tried multiple times for the same crime.