Gerald (“Jerry”) Gault was a 15 year-old accused of making an obscene telephone call to a neighbor, Mrs. Cook, on June 8, 1964. After Mrs. Cook filed a complaint, Gault and a friend, …

In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision which held the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment applies to juvenile defendants as well as to adult …

Appellants' 15-year-old son, Gerald Gault, was taken into custody as the result of a complaint that he had made lewd telephone calls. After hearings before a juvenile court judge, Gerald was …

Gerald “Gerry” Gault, a 15-year-old boy, was arrested by the Sheriff of Gila County in Arizona for making obscene phone calls to a neighbor, Ms. Cook, on June 6, 1964. After Ms. Cook filed a …

Gerald Francis Gault, fifteen years old, was taken into custody for allegedly making an obscene phone call. Gault had previously been placed on probation. The police did not leave notice …

Gerald "Jerry" Gault was just 15 years-old when he was picked up by the police for making prank phone calls and sentenced to six years in juvenile prison. Jerry's six-year sentence stood in …

May 15, 2024 · This is what happened to 15-year-old Gerald (“Jerry”) Gault. Jerry Gault was 15 years old when he and a friend made a prank phone call to his neighbor, Mrs. Cook, on June …

Jul 7, 2020 · The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Arizona case known as Gault was a landmark moment in juvenile justice: Children were officially recognized as having the same …

The deputy probation officer, Flagg, who was also superintendent of the Detention Home, told Mrs. Gault "why Jerry was there" and said that a hearing would be held in Juvenile Court at 3 …

Young Gault was arrested and detained on a charge of violating an Arizona penal law by using vile and offensive language to a lady on the telephone. If an adult, he [387 U.S. 1, 61] could …