Match the Supreme Court case to its decision.

A) Severely restricted the conditions under which transfers from juvenile to adult court may occur.
B) Juveniles do not have a constitutional right to trial by a jury of their peers.
C) Set the evidentiary standard in delinquency cases as proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
D) Permitted pretrial detention of juveniles and held that it may be necessary for the protection of the child and others.
E) Held that mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of homicide are unconstitutional.
F) Held that sentencing a juvenile to life without the possibility of parole for a crime not involving homicide was unconstitutional.
G) Provided juveniles with basic due process rights at hearings that could result in institutional commitment.
H) Prohibited execution of offenders who committed capital crimes when under the age of 18.
I) Held that the age of suspects must be considered when determining whether they would feel free not to respond to police questioning.
J) Required courts to provide the essentials of due process in juvenile proceedings.

1) In re Gault
2) Graham v. Florida
3) Roper v. Simmons
4) Kent v. U.S.
5) Mckeiver v. Pennsylvania
6) Schall v. Martin
7) Miller v. Alabama
8) In re Winship
9) J.D.B. v. North Carolina
10) Breed v. Jones


1) G
2) F
3) H
4) J
5) B
6) D
7) E
8) C
9) I
10) A

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