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BREED v. JONES

No. 73-1995.

421 U.S. 519 (1975)

95 S.Ct. 1779

44 L.Ed.2d 346

BREED, DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY v. JONES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russel Iungerich, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, S. Clark Moore, Assistant Attorney General, and Kent L. Richland, Deputy Attorney General.

Robert L. Walker argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Peter Bull.*

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 Amendments to the United States Constitution.

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