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· 11/1/1962

Earl J. Tatum v. United States

Citations

  • 310 F.2d 854
  • 114 U.S. App. D.C. 49
  • 1962 U.S. App. LEXIS 3773

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  • conviction which may be set aside under Youth Corrections Act markedly different from criminal conviction which can be relieved only by pardon
  • possibility of increase in detention time, under Youth Corrections Act, outweighed by benefit of ability to earn an expungement order
  • possibility of increase in detention time, under Youth Corrections Act, outweighed by benefit of ability to earn an expungement order
  • A[A] person sentenced under the [Act] can, by virtue of his own good conduct, be spared the lifelong burden of a criminal record.@

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Judges: Miller, Fahy, Burger

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