In re Z.M.

¶1 Z.M., a youth under the age of eighteen years, appeals from an order of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County, denying Z.M.’s motion to suppress. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did Z.M. reserve his right to appeal the Youth Court’s denial of his motion to suppress?

¶4 2. Did the Youth Court err in denying Z.M.’s motion to suppress?

BACKGROUND

¶5 On the morning of November 3,2005, Z.M.’s mother called the Hot Springs High School to report that Z.M., her fourteen-year-old son, had not returned home the previous…