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KENT v. REID

Nos. 16698, 17068.

316 F.2d 331 (1963)

Morris Allen KENT, Jr., Appellant, v. Curtis REID, Superintendent, District of Columbia Jail, Appellee. Morris Allen KENT, Jr., Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Argued November 27, 1962.

Decided January 22, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bernard Dunau, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Richard Arens, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant in No. 16,698.

Mr. Richard Arens, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Bernard Dunau, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant in No. 17,068.

Mr. Anthony G. Amsterdam, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, and Daniel J. McTague, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee in No. 16,698. Mr. Judah Best, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee in No. 16,698.

Mr. Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel for District of Columbia, with whom Messrs. Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee in No. 17,068.

Mrs. Patricia Roberts Harris, Washington, D. C., filed a brief on behalf of National Capital Area Civil Liberties Union as amicus curiae urging reversal in No. 17,068.

Before EDGERTON, WASHINGTON and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

No. 16698 Argued April 10, 1962.

No. 17068 Argued November 27, 1962.

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

On September 5, 1961, the appellant was arrested by the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia on charges of having committed 14 serious offenses, all of which would, if committed by an adult, be felonies and three of which could be punished by death. At the time of his arrest appellant was 16 years of age and had been under probation in the Juvenile...

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