Legal Opinion
Tolson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1982No. 81-602, 81-836PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Michelle M. Tolson, was charged with two misdemeanors, possession of heroin in violation of the Uniform Narcotics Act, D.C.Code 1973, § 33-402, and violation of the Bail Reform Act, D.C.Code 1973, § 23-1327. She pled guilty to both charges and was committed for a 60-day evaluation to determine whether she should be sentenced under the Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 5005-5026. After the study was completed, the court committed appellant to an indeterminate FYCA sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 5010(b), to be served at the Federal Correctional…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dorszynski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Palmore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Richard B. Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Augustus E. Harvin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. Jerome F. Donelson, United States of America v. Andre WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Moore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Tolson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982