Legal Opinion
A Juvenile
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 31, 1974PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The petitioner, who seeks a writ of habeas corpus, was found guilty and sentenced in a District Court on a complaint which was issued following the dismissal of juvenile proceedings against him. See G. L. c. 119, § 61, as appearing in St. 1964, c. 308, § 2. He claims that on dismissal of the juvenile complaint under G. L. c. 119, § 61, the District Court had no jurisdiction to try him because G. L. c. 119, § 75, as appearing in St. 1964, c. 308, § 7, provides that any trial, after dismissal of juvenile proceedings, must take place, if at all, in the Superior Court. He makes three additional…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Breed v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Petition of the New England Home for Little WanderersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. GallantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. CottoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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