Legal Opinion
Moses Cotton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1971No. 20306_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in forma pauperis by Moses Cotton, fifteen years of age at the time, from a judgment of the district court finding that defendant was a juvenile delinquent and committing him to the custody of the Attorney General for and during his minority. The issues presented by this appeal are (1) the admissibility of defendant’s statement into evidence and (2) whether 18 U.S.C. § 5033 is invalid as unconstitutional by reason of depriving defendant of a jury trial. We affirm.
On March 11, 1970 the defendant, Moses Cotton, age fifteen, was arraigned before Judge…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gallegos v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by32 opinions
- United States v. Richard Albert JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Earl French Cox, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Tommy CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. William David HillCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- In the Interest of JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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