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Fifteen year old, Gerald Francis Gault, was taken into custody for allegedly making an obscene phone call. Gault had previously been placed on probation. The police did not leave notice with Gault's parents who were at work, when the youth was arrested. After proceedings before a juvenile court judge, Gault was commited to the State Industrial School until he reached the age of 21.

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The case changed Juvenile Law In 1967 a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision gave juveniles accused of crimes the same due process rights as adults. It determined that the juvenile court must follow the Fourteenth Amendment.

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No, the proceedings of the Juvenile Court failed to comply with the Constitution. The Court held that the proceedings for juveniles had to follow with the requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Were the procedures used to commit Gault constitutionally legitimate under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ?