United States v. Juvenile

Opinion by Judge FERGUSON; Concurrence by Judge LAY; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge GOULD.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

C.K., a juvenile, appeals the sentence imposed by the District Court as a result of his guilty plea delinquency adjudication, under which C.K. will remain confined until his twenty-first birthday. The District Court had jurisdiction under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act (FJDA), 18 U.S.C. § 5031 et seq., and we have jurisdiction over his appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We hold that the sentence imposed was both arbitrary and in direct contravention of…