McKeiver et al. v. Pennsylvania

Decided June 21, 1971. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 322 · 403 U.S. 528 (1971) · Cited 1,332 times

Holding

A trial by jury is not constitutionally required in the adjudicative phase of a state juvenile court delinquency proceeding.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• In Re GAULT · 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
• In Re WINSHIP · 397 U.S. 358 (1970)
• Kent v. United States · 383 U.S. 541 (1966)
• Williams v. Florida · 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
• Bloom v. Illinois · 391 U.S. 194 (1968)
• Haley v. Ohio · 332 U.S. 596 (1948)
• DeStefano v. Woods · 392 U.S. 631 (1968)
• Pointer v. Texas · 380 U.S. 400 (1965)
• Malloy v. Hogan · 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Snyder v. Massachusetts · 291 U.S. 97 (1934)
• In Re Oliver · 333 U.S. 257 (1948)
• Douglas v. Alabama · 380 U.S. 415 (1965)
• Leland v. Oregon · 343 U.S. 790 (1952)
• Singer v. United States · 380 U.S. 24 (1965)
• Gallegos v. Colorado · 370 U.S. 49 (1962)
• District of Columbia v. Clawans · 300 U.S. 617 (1937)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Breed v. Jones · 421 U.S. 519 (1975)
• Schall v. Martin · 467 U.S. 253 (1984)
• Bellotti v. Baird · 443 U.S. 622 (1979)
• Middendorf v. Henry · 425 U.S. 25 (1976)
• Swisher v. Brady · 438 U.S. 204 (1978)
• United States v. RLC · 503 U.S. 291 (1992)
• Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty. · 452 U.S. 18 (1981)
• Fare v. Michael C. · 442 U.S. 707 (1979)
• O'Connor v. Donaldson · 422 U.S. 563 (1975)
• Gannett Co. v. DePasquale · 443 U.S. 368 (1979)
• Carey v. Population Services International · 431 U.S. 678 (1977)
• Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth · 428 U.S. 52 (1976)
• Thompson v. Oklahoma · 487 U.S. 815 (1988)
• City of Dallas v. Stanglin · 490 U.S. 19 (1989)

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