Legal Opinion

United States v. A.W.J. (Juvenile)

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 4, 1986No. 86-5274PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal seeks to overturn the order of the District Court transferring a seventeen-year-old male for criminal prosecution as an adult as authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 5032. Appellant is charged with first-degree murder and assault. He is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, and the crimes charged took place on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Thus the case is in federal court. See 18 U.S.C. § 1153.

Initially, the government argues that this Court lacks jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 because the order appealed from is not a final decision. We…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. In Re General Motors Corporation Engine Interchange LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. C.G.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  5. People of the Territory of Guam v. William E. KingsburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  3. In Re Sealed Case (Juvenile Transfer)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Jeromey Clay Parker, United States of America v. Juvenile MaleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Lemrick Nelson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995

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