Legal Opinion
George L. Brooks v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1974No. 73-2195PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCREE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from the denial of a motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 1 requires us to determine whether a court before sentencing as an adult, a person eligible for treatment under the Youth Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. § 5010, 2 must make an express finding that the youth offender will not benefit from the treatment provided by that Act and give reasons for that finding. We hold that the court must make such an express finding supported by a statement of its reasons.
This case arose out of an attempted armed bant robbery on May 21, 1970, in which appellant,…
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