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IN RE J. A. H.

No. 6907.

315 A.2d 825 (1974)

In the Matter of J. A. H., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Chasnoff, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

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

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Appellant, a juvenile, was found guilty of the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-2204) and of assault with a dangerous weapon (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-502) at the conclusion of a factfinding hearing in the Family Division of Superior Court. The argument which warrants discussion is that appellant's Fifth Amendment right to be free from double jeopardy precluded his being found guilty of unauthorized use. We reject...

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