Legal Opinion
Logan v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1984No. 83-175PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents a question of statutory interpretation. D.C.Code § 16-2301{3)(A) (1981) provides, in part, that juveniles “sixteen years of age or older” who are charged with “assault with intent to commit ... murder” may — in the discretion of the United States Attorney — be prosecuted in the Criminal Division of Superior Court as adult criminal defendants. We are asked to determine whether this provision authorizes such adult prosecution of juveniles charged with “assault with intent to kill,” in violation of D.C.Code § 22-501 (1981).
The government and appellant…
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