Breed v. Jones

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1975-05-27

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Mr. Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari to decide whether the prosecution of respondent as an adult, after Juvenile Court proceedings, which resulted in a finding that respondent had violated a criminal statute and a subsequent finding that he was unfit for treatment as a juvenile, violated the Fifth and Fourteenth A…

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