Lamb v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
456 F.2d 18 (1972)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
The state attorney general charged 17-year-old Danny Lamb (defendant) with the crime of burglary of an automobile, a felony under state law. Lamb was tried and convicted in adult criminal court. Lamb appealed, arguing that a criminal prosecution against him was not allowed. Under an Oklahoma statute, females under the age of 18 and males under the age of 16 were children for purposes of juvenile-court proceedings. Lamb contended that the statute violated equal protection to the extent that teenage males were not treated the same as teenage females in their entitlement to juvenile-court proceedings. The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied relief. Lamb sought a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied. Lamb appealed. The state argued that the statute was justified based on the “demonstrated facts of life.”
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Barrett, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 811,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
