In the Interest of C. W. ex rel. Johnson v. Murphy

GUNN, Judge.

C. W. Jr., a twelve-year old boy, by next friend appeals a judgment of the Juvenile Division of the St. Louis Circuit Court committing him to the Missouri Division of Mental Health for institutional placement. Jurisdictional issues and questions regarding procedures in obtaining waivers of rights and statements of a juvenile are involved.

On October 28, 1972, the body of Bernice Gee was found in her St. Louis apartment. She had been fatally stabbed with a knife and her apartment had been burglarized and set afire. In their investigation of the crime, the St. Louis police found that…