Re: Juvinile was arrested and questioned with attoney or par

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Under federal criminal procedure, which should apply in all
jurisdictions in the US, I believe it is the juvenile who
has to ask for his rights, not the parent or attorney.

There is a famous case where an attorney called and left a
message for his client not to talk to the police until he
got there. The police took the message then proceded to
speak with the client, who confessed to the crime.

The Supreme Court ruled that the confession was good.

I would recommend hiring a defense attorney and getting his
opinion on the matter.

Michael
JD Taft
On 2/16/07, lynn wrote:
> juvinile was arrested and questioned after parent
> requested they wait for attorney or parent to be
> present.Can the police do this to a sixteen year old ?
> Juvinile was arrested and charged solely on the word of
> another who was caught pawning the stolen items and is the
> actual guilty party.