DUE PROCESS Mckiever v. Pennsylvania 1971 SCOTUS ruled that, because juvenile prosecution is not considered either civil or criminal... the Sixth Amendment's right to a jury trial does not apply. Therefore, states can decide whether or not to allow trial by jury in juvenile matt As of 2014, 11 states had a law that allows trial by jury in juvenile matters, and 9 had laws that allow NJ does not allow trial by for jury trial "sometimes." jury for Source: https:/ik.info/wp-content/upleds/2017/03/Right.to-Awry-Triel-Chart-7.1.8-14.pdf juveniles