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U.S. Supreme Court · 1966
383 U.S. 541 (1966)
Waiver of juvenile-court jurisdiction to adult criminal court is a "critically important" proceeding that requires the essentials of due process: a hearing, effective assistance of counsel with access to the social records considered, and a statement of reasons sufficient to permit meaningful review.
Some later courts have distinguished or questioned it — read before relying.
Treatment last confirmed July 18, 2026. Case-wide subsequent treatment; human-set. Not specific to any one passage.