Thursday, August 1, 2019
Juvenile Offenderââ¬â¢s Right to a Jury Trial
This paper intends to answer the following questions: 1) Should juvenile offenders have a constitutional right to a jury trial? and 2) Should each state make that determination? The legal decision (Amendment 6 and 14th) which addressed the issue will be briefly discussed as well as part of the answers to the aforementioned questions. Should juvenile offenders have a constitutional right to a jury trial? Yes, juvenile offenders should be given a right to a jury trial (FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). Doing otherwise will be considered unlawful since this is a violation of ââ¬Å"the Sixth Amendmentâ⬠which covers the ââ¬Å"Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutionsâ⬠(FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). The ââ¬Å"Sixth Amendmentâ⬠holds that an individual who undergoes criminal trial should be given a right to ââ¬Å"an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committedâ⬠(FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). In addition to that, juvenile offenders should be given a right to a jury trial because anybody who deprives them of this violates the ââ¬Å"Fourteenth Amendmentâ⬠which involves the ââ¬Å"Rights Guaranteed Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protectionâ⬠(FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). Explaining further a jury trial is part of what is technically referred to as ââ¬Å"due processâ⬠(FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). Also, ââ¬Å"equal protectionâ⬠is provided if a ââ¬Å"jury trialâ⬠is given to the juvenile offender (FindLaw, 2008, n. . ). Should each state make that determination? There is really no need for each state to make such a decision because this is already covered the ââ¬Å"Fourteenth Amendmentâ⬠which involves the ââ¬Å"Rights Guaranteed Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protectionâ⬠(FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). Here, it is clearly stated that ââ¬Å"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privilege or immunities of citizens of the USâ⬠(FindLaw, 2008, n. . ). This means that people are protected by the constitution and even their States cannot do anything to take this right away from them (FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). The same is true with ââ¬Å"a right to jury trialâ⬠, it is not necessary that each State determines what their law will be about this since whether States make a move or not, citizens are still protected by the constitution (FindLaw, 2008, n. p. ). References FindLaw. (2008). Sixth Amendment. Retrieved November 7, 2008 fromà http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment06/ FindLaw. (2008). Fourteenth Amendment. Retrieved November 7, 2008 fromà http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment14/
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