IMPOUNDED (JUVENILE R.G.)

No. 96-7781.

117 F.3d 730 (1997)

IMPOUNDED (Juvenile R.G., Appellant).

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurston T. McKelvin, Federal Public Defender, Melody M. Walcott (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for Appellant.

James A. Hurd, Jr., United States Attorney, Richard M. Prendergast (argued) Assistant United States Attorney, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for Appellees.

Before: BECKER, ROTH, and WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal by a juvenile defendant charged with a number of serious crimes challenges the authority of the United States government to prosecute him in federal court. The governing statute is 18 U.S.C. § 5032, which establishes a two-step procedure governing the transfer of juveniles from state to federal court for criminal prosecution. The appeal presents the important...

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