Legal Opinion
In re C. W. M.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 12, 1979No. 11349PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAIR, Associate Judge,
Retired:
This appeal from the adjudication and disposition in a juvenile delinquency proceeding challenges on due process and equal protection grounds the constitutionality of D.C.Code 1973, § 16-2315(d), which prohibits the interposition of the defense of insanity by a child charged with delinquency.1 We reject the constitutional claim and affirm.
By petition filed December 2,1975, in the Family Division of the Superior Court, C.W.M., a juvenile, was charged with taking indecent liberties with a child.2 Finding probable cause to hold C.W.M. for a hearing and because he…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Frendak v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Logan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re A.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- District of Columbia v. Jerry M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In re J. J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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