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Court Uses Power of Waiver
SpdringIy in Juvenile Cases
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John Ryan, head Of the Juvenile
Squad has kept a record. He
also has been sending requests
for waivers directly to the judge
instead of going through the So
cial service department.
Rover Withholds Opinion.
The question of waivers has
been tied in with recent public
concern over serious offenseS
committed by youths with long
juvenile records who in terms of
chronological age are still juve-
niles. Recently Capt. Ryan de-
clared the Juvenile Court Act
was not intended to cover these
offenders. On the other hand, the
Juvenile Courts social work di-
rector, told an audience recently
that all juveniles - including
murderers-should be tried in
Juvenile Court.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover said he was withholding
an opinion on the advisability of
transferring waiver powers in
juvenile cases from Juvenile
Court to his Office pending a re-
port of the Council on Law En-
forcement's juvenile delinquency
subcommittee.
In addition to the council,
which must report it's recon-
mendations to Congress at the
start of the next session. the
Senate Juvenile Delinquency
subcommittee is expected to
study the waiver question when
it opens it's District hearings
next week.
Box Score on Waivers.
Here is the box score on
waivers since July, according to
police and a Juvenile Court
spokesman:
Police requested a waiver July
20 in the case of a youth nearing
18 accused of two robberies and
an attempted robbery. Judge
Cockrill waived jurisdiction on
July %, the youth was tried and
convicted in one case in Federal
District Court and pleaded guilty
to the two others. Consecutive
sentences were imposed totaling
13 to 80 years.
On September Is, police asked
waiver in the case Of youth
accused of the armed robbery
of a newsstand and bus opera
tor during the two days before
his 18th birthday. The Judge
granted the waiver on October
12
On September 28, a waiver was
requested for a 17-year-old ac-
cused of forcing a cab driver
into an alley and robbing him at
gunpoint. The youths record
for the previous year alone
showed arrests for unlawful en-
try into a school building, grand
larceny of clothes and jewelry
from an automobile and drunk
and disorderly. The waiver re-
quest was granted October FL.
Requests Refused.
On October S, police asked a
waiver in the case of a 16-year-
old with no previous record who
raped five-year-old child. No
waiver was granted.
On october 9, police asked the
judge to waive in the case of a
16-year-old safe-cracker accused
with an 18-year-old of taking
$500 from a safe. Police said the
younger boy was charged on May
26 with five counts of house.
breaking and of carrying a
deadly weapon and was put on
probation. According to police,
he was arrested again on Sep
tember S on a parking lot and
charged with technical house.
breaking. After his October ar
rest, police said, he and his COM
panion admitted at least three
other housebreakings. The Judge
did not waive in this case.
On october 13. police asked for
waiver in the case of a 17-year-
old accused of threatening q
woman with knife. raping and
robbing her. His record showed
eight other offenses since 1949,
ranging from assault to house
breaking. The Judge waived
jurisdiction on october %. BY
the time he was indicted last
month, he was Is.
Youth Had Long Record.
On October %, police asked
waivers in the cases of two 16-
year-olds who, police said, ad-
nitted the slashing and robbery
of Mrs. Ruth Prebilich and were
arrested during another purse
snatching. One OF the boys had
no previous record but the other
had a record involving false
alarms in 1916, housebreaking in
1850, false alarms in 1851, assault
in 1852, two cases of housebreak-
ing in 1852. two cases of false
alarms in 1852. disorderly con-
duct in 1858. and two purse
snatchings in 1853 before the
most recent cases. The judge
refused to wavie jurisdiction ovel
either of the boys.