The Court found that the procedures used in Gault's case met none of these requirements' (Oyez, 2009). In re Winship (1970) the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was not acceptable to find a juvenile guilty of a crime by a 'preponderance of evidence' standard when, for an adult a conviction for the same crime would require a standard of 'beyond a reasonable doubt" (Oyez, 2009). Parity between adult and juvenile rights was established In re Gault and In re Winship, while the special status of certain rights of juveniles, such as the provisions of The Juvenile Court Act was upheld in Kent. It should also be noted that the Gault...

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http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1966/1966_116

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http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1969/1969_778