NCJ Number
30055
Journal
Missouri Law Review Volume: 40 Issue: 3 Dated: (SUMMER 1975) Pages: 543-551
Date Published
1975
Length
9 pages
Annotation
IN THIS 1974 CASE, THE STATE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT STATEMENTS MADE BY A JUVENILE TO THE POLICE WHILE THE JUVENILE IS IN CUSTODY OF THE JUVENILE AUTHORITIES ARE ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE IN A SUBSEQUENT CRIMINAL TRIAL.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING QUALIFYING CONDITIONS WERE REQUIRED: THE JUVENILE MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN BEFORE THE JUVENILE JUDGE OR DELIVERED TO THE JUVENILE OFFICER IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS ARREST; THE STATEMENTS MADE BY THE JUVENILE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND A JUVENILE OFFICER OR JUVENILE COURT PERSONNEL; AND PRIOR TO MAKING THE STATEMENTS, THE JUVENILE MUST HAVE BEEN APPRISED OF HIS FIFTH AND SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS, FULLY ADVISED OF THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF ANY STATEMENTS HE MIGHT MAKE TO THE POLICE, AND MADE AWARE THAT THE INTERROGATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN AN ADVERSARY SITUATION.