J.R.N. v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Sixteen-year-old J.R.N. was arrested and charged as a juvenile delinquent for conduct amounting to first-degree murder and other related offenses. Following a hearing, the superior court issued an order waiving juvenile jurisdiction over J.R.N. This court reversed the superior court’s waiver order, finding that the order was based in part on a confession obtained from J.R.N. in violation of his right to immediate parental notice of arrest, as provided for in Alaska Delinquency Rule 7(b). J.R.N. v. State, 809 P.2d 416 (Alaska App.1991). In that decision, we reasoned…