What principle did the court establish in Breed v. Jones (1975)?

In Breed v. Jones (1975), the Supreme Court established the principle that juveniles should only be tried once for the same crime. This landmark ruling reinforced the protection against double jeopardy, a legal concept that prohibits an individual from being tried twice for the same offense. The case involved a juvenile who was initially adjudicated in a juvenile court and later faced prosecution in an adult criminal court for the same crime.

The court held that subjecting a juvenile to both juvenile and adult court proceedings for the same offense violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment, which is applicable to states through the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision underscored the notion that juveniles, like adults, have the right to not be prosecuted twice for the same conduct. By affirming this principle, the court aimed to ensure fair legal treatment for juveniles and to recognize their rights within the legal system.

Other options do not accurately reflect the ruling; for instance, the court did not establish that juveniles should not have access to bail or that they can be tried in both sets of courts for the same crime, as the ruling primarily focused on protecting juveniles from facing multiple trials for a single act. Additionally, the right to appeal was not a central