Legal Opinion
Linton K. Mordecai, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 9, 1970No. 21943_1PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
In 1961 the Juvenile Court waived its “original and exclusive jurisdiction”1 over the appellant, who was then 16 years old. Five years later, after his conviction for rape and assault with intent to rob became final, the Supreme Court held in Kent v. United States 2 that a juvenile facing waiver deserved a hearing and the assistance of counsel. The appellant received neither in 1961. This appeal from a denial below of his motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1964) requires us to. decide, among other questions,, whether Kent applies retroactively to invalidate the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Earl Ellery Wright v. United States Board of Parole and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Bromley v. CrispCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Wilson v. Office of the Chairperson, District of Columbia Board of ParoleDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
- United States v. Richard Huss and Jeffrey SmilowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Anthony J. DirussoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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