Legal Opinion
In Re Burrus
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 16, 1969No. 15PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHuskins, J.
Four questions, preserved and brought forward, will be discussed in chronological order.
1. Under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 17, of the Constitution of North Carolina, is a juvenile entitled to a jury trial in a juvenile court proceeding on the issue of his delinquency?
The Constitution of the United States, Article III, Section 2, reads in pertinent part as follows: “The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury. . . .” The Sixth Amendment thereto provides, inter alia: “In all criminal…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by124 opinions
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