Thompson v. District of Columbia

ROVER, Chief Judge.

Appellants, while subject to the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court, were committed to the National Training School for Boys. Code 1951, § 11-915 (Supp. VII). During their confinement there, they were transferred by the Attorney General to Federal institutions for adult offenders; appellant Thompson to the United States Reformatory at Danbury, Connecticut; appellant Green to the United States Reformatory at Petersburg, Virginia. Contending that the transfers were without authority, appellants filed motions in the Juvenile Court requesting their discharge. These motions…