United States Ninth Circuit

Where certification of defendant's age is lacking, and he may have been a juvenile at the time of the crime, there may be no federal jurisdiction over defendant's case pursuant to the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, 18 U.S.C. section 5031.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/03/2003
• Decided 06/25/2003
• Published 06/25/2003

Judges

• Before REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William C. Broberg, Seattle, WA, for the Defendant-Appellant., John McKay, United States Attorney;  Douglas J. Hill, Special Assistant United States Attorney;  and Helen H. Brunner, Assistant United States Attorney, Tacoma, Washington, for the Plaintiff-Appellee.