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Housebreaking, robbery, and rape are unethical and are, as such, against the law.
Morris A. Kent broke all of these laws and was arrested as a result.
Beyond that, there isn't much more to it as to why the case took place.
- Morris A. Kent Jr
- Police in Washington DC
- DC Juvenile Court
- Supreme Court
- Justices Fortas, White, Stewart, Brennan, Harlan, Clark, Douglas, Black, and Warren
Why is this important to young adults
and teens?
The young adult was indicted of housebreaking, robbery, and rape in Washington D.C.
The boy was arrested on September 5, 1961 at about 3 p.m. after a connection between him and the house-breakings, robberies, and rapings was shown.
- Kent was sent to juvenile detention center, despite a full investigation not taking place
- The juvenile court waived its jurisdiction, so Kent would be tried as an adult, despite being a teenager
- The district court tried him and he was sentenced to 30-90 years in prison on pleas of insanity
- Supreme Court takes the case and states that what the Juvenile court did was unconstitutional
- He was still found guilty but was put into a mental institution for a few years
- As a result of the case, young adults/teens now can receive fair trials, just as any adult would
- Courts are less corrupt/biased towards minors
- Kent convicted September 5, 1961
- Argued: January 19, 1966
- Verdict: March 26, 1966
- First argued by a juvenile court in Washington DC
- Decided by a district court in Washington DC
- Later, Supreme Court is involved
- Kent still convicted of rape, but acquitted for reason of insanity
- Sent to mental hospital
- Released later and lived his life crime-free
- Little else is known about him today
- No official photographs of him
Works Cited
"Kent v. United States." Oyez. Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, n.d. Feb 2, 2016. <https://www.oyez.org/cases/1965/104>
"Kent v. United States. Legal Information Institute.
<https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/383/541>
"Morris A. Kent, Jr., Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 401 F.2d 408 (D.C. Cir. 1968)" <http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/401/408/323726/>