UNITED STATES v. CUOMO

No. 74-4210.

525 F.2d 1285 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tommy CUOMO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Larry Mathews, Jr., El Paso, Tex., (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John E. Clark, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., William B. Hardie, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The novel questions this appeal presents concern the manner in which the federal government is required to prosecute a case against a juvenile under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. §§ 5031-42.

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THE FACTS

Tommy Cuomo, the defendant-appellant, with three other juveniles, was arrested on September 24, 1974, for allegedly participating in a robbery of $6000 from the First...

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