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IN RE ELLIS

No. 4613.

253 A.2d 789 (1969)

In the Matter of Newton Milby ELLIS.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 23, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary T. Schwartz, Washington, D. C., for Newton Milby Ellis.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Charles T. Duncan, Corp. Counsel, Hubert B. Pair, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for District of Columbia.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, Retired, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges, Retired.

MYERS, Associate Judge, Retired:

Appellant, a fifteen-year old boy, was charged with housebreaking (D.C.Code 1967, § 22-1801) and petit larceny (D.C. Code 1967, § 22-2202).

In proceedings before the Juvenile Court, the arresting officer was the only witness called by the government. He testified that he and his partner were on a routine patrol late at night when they heard the sound of breaking glass. They observed three youths emerging from the...

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