Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Joseph Bombacino v. Peter Bensinger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1974No. 73-1175PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
The district court concluded that there was a constitutional defect in the statutory procedure by which Illinois determined to prosecute petitioner as an adult rather than as a juvenile; accordingly, the court issued a writ of habeas corpus ordering him released from custody. Since we find no constitutional infirmity in the Illinois procedure as it was applied in petitioner’s case, we reverse.
In 1967 petitioner, who was then 16, was arrested in connection with the beating of another youth. A delinquency petition filed in the juvenile court charged him and two other boys…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People in Interest of LVASouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- A Juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- James J. Stokes v. Michael E. FairCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Kinne v. KinneWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- In the Interest of DoeHawaii Supreme Court · 1979
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