CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Billy Ray Powell was seventeen years of age when he was charged on March 3, 1966 with burglary, carrying a concealed weapon, and violation of curfew.
Several days later, Powell and his parents received a notice that they were to appear on March 31, 1966 in the Juvenile Court of Clark County, Nevada. The purpose of the hearing, as announced in the notice, was "consideration" of the charges.
The Powells appeared on the designated...
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