Justice by Any Other Name: The Right to a Jury Trial and the Criminal Nature of Juvenile Justice in Louisiana

32 Pages Posted: 10 Mar 2013

Date Written: 2003

Abstract

The juvenile justice system has become increasingly punitive in recent decades. While the juvenile justice system has come to resemble the adult system in this way, juveniles facing adjudication nevertheless are denied the essential Sixth Amendment due process right. This Note will argue that the Louisiana Supreme Court decided State ex rel. D.J. incorrectly and, further, will demonstrate that the nation as a whole should revisit the place of juries in juvenile proceedings.

Keywords: juvenile justice, Sixth Amendment, jury trials

JEL Classification: K10, K14

Suggested Citation

Wolf, Kerrin, Justice by Any Other Name: The Right to a Jury Trial and the Criminal Nature of Juvenile Justice in Louisiana (2003). William & Mary Bill of Rights, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2230622

Kerrin Wolf (Contact Author)

Stockton University ( email )

101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205
United States

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