Legal Opinion
James L. Watkins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 13, 1964No. 18421PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
The Juvenile Court waived jurisdiction of appellant, who was sixteen years old when he allegedly committed housebreaking and larceny, and he was convicted of these offenses in the United States District Court. Appellant’s counsel now moves for disclosure of certain Juvenile Court records as essential in presenting this appeal.
District of Columbia Code § 11-1586(b) (Supp. Ill, 1964) provides that Juvenile Court social records 1 “shall be made available * * * to any court before which the child may appear.” Pursuant to this provision, we ordered the Juvenile Court to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Morris Allen Kent, Jr. v. Curtis Reid, Superintendent, District of Columbia Jail, Morris Allen Kent, Jr. v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Thomas Edward Shioutakon v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- William Franklin v. United States of America, Norman G. Price v. United States of America, Joseph J. Brooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- In Re PoffDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1955
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Dozier v. Haziel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Linton K. Mordecai, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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