Danny Ray Lamb v. Lozier Brown

BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Danny Ray Lamb, then 17 years of age, was tried as an adult under 10 Okl. •St.Ann. § 1101 (Supp.1969) for the crime of burglary of an automobile, a felony proscribed by 21 Okl.St.Ann. § 1435.

Lamb contends that he should have been proceeded against as a juvenile in juvenile court. He argues that 10 Okl. St.Ann. § 1101 (Supp.1969) is unconstitutional in that it allows females the benefits of juvenile court proceedings under the age of 18 years while limiting those same benefits to males under the age of 16 years. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on this issue in Lamb v.…