Legal Opinion
United States v. Barbosa
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided December 30, 1963No. Crim. No. 63-63PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
The defendant is accused in an indictment found October 9, 1963 of taking by force and violence from Mrs. Florence Palitzke on December 29, 1962 on a federal reservation a purse containing $60 in currency and other belongings of Mrs. Palitzke. It appears that at the time the offense was alleged to have been committed the defendant had not reached 18 years of age. Counsel for the defendant has moved for the dismissal of the indictment upon the ground that he has been by it twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
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