Legal Opinion
United States v. Alphonso Stoddard, United States of America v. Terrance Bailey
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 1977No. 75-1500, 75-1595PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Terrance Bailey and Alphonso Stoddard were each convicted of armed bank robbery and carrying a pistol without a license. 1 Although both were eligible for commitment under the Federal Youth Corrections Act, 2 the District Court concluded that neither would benefit therefrom and sentenced them as adults. 3 Ap pellants now challenge those sentences in this court. 4 We affirm.
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The Act was designed to enable federal judges to select courses of treatment for offenders under the age of 22 at conviction 5 “that will promote the rehabilitation of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Dorszynski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Vincent E. Scott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In re L.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. EllefsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
- United States v. Terrance BaileyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Speaks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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