Legal Opinion
In re Joseph H.
California Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 2015No. S227929PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDissenting Statement by Liu, J.
**1I write to explain why I believe this case merits our review.
Petitioner Joseph H., at age 10, shot and killed his sleeping father and then confessed to a police detective during a custodial interview. A video recording of the interview shows Joseph sitting on a couch next to his stepmother, Krista McCary, whose husband Joseph had just killed. Riverside Police Detective Roberta Hopewell sat in an adjacent chair; she was courteous and not overbearing. At the beginning of the interview, Detective Hopewell informed Joseph of his Miranda rights, and he purported to waive them. (Miranda v.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by6 opinions
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