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MORDECAI v. UNITED STATES

No. 21943.

421 F.2d 1133 (1969)

Linton K. MORDECAI, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 7, 1969.

Certiorari Denied March 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Paul Bender, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. Robert S. Bennett, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, Frank Q. Nebeker, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time the brief was filed, and Earl J. Silbert, Asst. U. S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and BURGER, and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.

Certiorari Denied March 9, 1970. See 90 S.Ct. 1098.

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 States2 that a juvenile facing waiver deserved a hearing and the assistance...

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