Re: Juvinile was arrested and questioned with attoney or par

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On 2/19/07, lynn wrote:
> On 2/18/07, Formerly a real law student wrote:
>> 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.