United States v. Eddie Garcia Quinones

Defendant appeals from his conviction on counts of entering military property for an unlawful purpose, 18 U.S.C. § 1382; rape, 18 U.S.C. § 2031; and assault with a dangerous weapon, 18 U.S.C. § 113(c), all growing out of occurrences on a single evening in May 1972, and a count of escape, 18 U.S.C. § 751, arising out of his alleged escape from custody pursuant to an arrest several days later.

Defendant was a juvenile at the time he allegedly committed these acts. We agree with an en banc holding of the Fourth Circuit, Cox v. United States, 473 F.2d 334 (1973), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 869, 94…