United States Fourth Circuit

Plaintiff-juveniles' petty offenses convictions are affirmed over their challenge that the magistrate court cannot proceed against a juvenile on a petty offense unless certification referred to in 18 U.S.C. section 5032 has been filed at the time of the arraignment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/29/2004
• Published 10/29/2004

Judges

• Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: Sherri Lee Keene, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellants.  Jane Frances Nathan, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  James Wyda, Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland, Kelli C. McTaggart, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellants.  Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Hollis Raphael Weisman, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.