Kent vs. United States 383 U.S 541, 86 S.Ct. 1045, 16 Led.2d 84. 1966 Alisa Bennett This is a case in which questions arose concerning the authorities and procedures of the District court of Columbia. It starts in 1959 with a young man named Morris A. Kent Jr. At age 14 he was arrested on housebreaking and attempted purse snatching. He received probation for these offenses. At age 16 he was arrested again on charges of rape housebreaking and robbery. The way …showed first 75 words of 488 total…

…showed last 75 words of 488 total…of tried to challenge it and that is what the system tried to avoid. So the waiver stood clear and the defendant was reprimanded to prison for his sentence. The author of this article felt that the Court of Appeals and the District court failed in protected the defendant. They felt that he was not given a proper evaluation nor was he granted the rights that should have been given to him as a right.