LOGAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-175.

483 A.2d 664 (1984)

Darryl L. LOGAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer P. Lyman, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith Mroczka and James Klein, Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellant.

Terence J. Keeney, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph DiGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Judith Hetherton, and Christopher A. Myers, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, FERREN and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

This appeal presents a question of statutory interpretation. D.C.Code § 16-2301(3)(A) (1981) provides, in part, that juveniles "sixteen years of age or older" who are charged with "assault with intent to commit ... murder" may — in the discretion of the United States Attorney — be prosecuted in the Criminal Division of Superior Court as adult criminal defendants. We are asked to determine whether this provision authorizes...

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