Legal Opinion
Tuten v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 30, 1983No. 81-6756PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
This case presents the question whether a conviction upon which a youth offender was sentenced to probation under the Federal Youth Corrections Act of 1950, 18 U. S. C. §5005 et seq., was automatically set aside after he served his full term of probation.
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In 1971 petitioner Melvin Tuten, who was 19 years old, pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying a pistol without a license in violation of D. C. Code §22-3204 (1981). He was placed on probation for two years under the Federal Youth Corrections Act of 1950 (YCA), 18 U. S. C. § 5005 et seq. At the end of the 2-year probationary period,…
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