 With no witnesses having been sworn and the court making no transcript of either hearing, those present later disagreed about what had gone on during the June 1964 hearings.In particular, Gault's parents contested McGhee's claim that the teenager had admitted in court to making any of the alleged lewd statements.Arizona law then permitted no appeal in juvenile cases so Gault's parents petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain their son's release; the Supreme Court referred the case back to McGhee for hearing.