U.S. v. JUVENILE NO. 1

No. 96-40575.

118 F.3d 298 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUVENILE NO. 1; Juvenile No. 3; Juvenile No. 4, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 9, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heather Harris Rattan, Sherman, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

G. Patrick Black, Amy R. Blalock, Federal Public Defender's Office, Tyler, TX, for Juvenile No. 1, Defendant-Appellant.

William Stephen Loveless, Denton, TX, for Juvenile No. 3, Defendant-Appellant.

Teresa Gayle Sanchez, Boyd and Veigel, McKinney, TX, for Juvenile No. 4, Defendant-Appellant.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, KING, Circuit Judge, and FOLSOM, District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 9, 1997.

KING, Circuit Judge:

This case presents an issue of first impression in this circuit concerning the prosecution of juveniles in federal court: whether the Attorney General's certification under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. §§ 5031-5042, that there exists a "substantial Federal interest" to warrant the exercise of federal jurisdiction...

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