Knott v. Langlois

In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus the petitioner, now serving a sentence of life imprisonment in the custody of the respondent warden at the adult correctional institutions, contends that the family court’s waiver of its jurisdiction over him was invalid and rendered null and void his subsequent trial and conviction in and sentence by the superior court.

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On January 26, 1963, at about 10:30 o’clock in the evening, petitioner, then aged 17 years and eight months, was apprehended and taken into custody by police officers of the city of Pawtucket for questioning in connection with two…