Legal Opinion
In re J. T.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1972No. Nos. 5941, 5978 and 6013PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
These consolidated appeals raise the constitutional issue of whether juveniles who by virtue of alleged misconduct are charged under the D.C.Code with acts that would constitute crimes if committed by an adult, and are thereafter transferred to the Family Division as juveniles pursuant to D.C.Code 1967, § 16-2302 (Supp. IV, 1971), may be denied a jury trial by authority of an act of the Congress of the United States.1
A petition was filed against each appellant in the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C.Code 1967, § 16-2301…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. GleasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- In the Interest of JohnsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- In re L.M.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2008
- In re C.B.N.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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