Conduct research on a case of your choosing regarding juveniles. You can find cases in your text book and/or PowerPoint presentations. The case should involve some type of important ruling regarding juveniles. The case can be as a juvenile defendant or victim. Cases not involving a juvenile will receive a zero for the assignment.
A: The full court citation – example Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S.584 (1977) Only the case is italicized.
B: Petitioner: _____ Respondent: ___
C: Lower Court________________
D: Decided by ________________Court (This is the Supreme Court session indicated by the Chief Justice of the Court at the time of the decision)
E: What are the details of the original case? For example, if the original case was a murder case, give me the details of the murder. This should be in your own words.
F: What were the question(s) asked by the Supreme Court? This would be matters of law. For example, was the court asking the question of the death penalty. You may cut and copy the question(s)
G: Conclusion: Indicate the majority decision split if it was not unanimous, and which Justices were in the Majority and which Dissented. What was the ruling and the opinion. This should be in your own words. Also include the dissenting opinion if there was one. This should be in your own words.
H: On the left side of the Oyez screen page you will see some audio files. Click on the one that’s says “Oral Argument”. Be sure that you have disabled pop-up blockers. Press the play button. Explain what you see and hear. By listening to the attorneys and the Supreme Court Justices, you will receive special insight about the case. What is special about the top of the window where you see the Justices? Do you feel that the Oyez website will be helpful to you or others in your academic career?
I: Resources: This includes the OYEZ website and any other websites you used for the original case details. The resources should be in APA format. You can go to our class tabs on the left for information about APA.
As a reminder, if you copy and paste Sections (E) and (G) and( H), you will receive a zero for the grade. You can read additional information about the FTCC policy on plagiarism in our Blackboard classroom tab “FTCC Policies”.