Samuel, a 15-year-old boy, was arrested by the police who told him only that he had been identified by someone as the person who recently robbed a local convenience store. Does Samuel have rights? What case established Samuel's rights or lack of rights?


Samuel has the same rights as an adult—notification of charges, the right to have an attorney, and the right to confront his accuser in court, based on in re Gault.

Because Samuel is a juvenile, and his punishment would be time in a juvenile detention center rather than jail, Samuel has limited rights based on in re Gault.

Samuel has the right to an attorney if he can't afford one, the right to face his accuser in court, and the right to a hearing before his peers, based on Miranda v. Arizona.

Samuel has the right to one phone call, and to request an attorney to represent him if he can't afford one, based on Gideon v. Wainwright.


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