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IN RE J. T.

Nos. 5941, 5978 and 6013.

290 A.2d 821 (1972)

In the Matter of J. T., Jr. In the Matter of J. H. M. In the Matter of D. W., Jr.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 12, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller W. Marshall, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellants.

E. Calvin Golumbic, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GALLAGHER, NEBEKER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

These consolidated appeals raise the constitutional issue of whether juveniles who by virtue of alleged misconduct are charged under the D.C.Code with acts that would constitute crimes if committed by an adult, and are thereafter transferred to the Family Division as juveniles pursuant to D.C.Code 1967, § 16-2302 (Supp. IV, 1971), may be denied a jury trial by authority of an act of the Congress of the United States.

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