Legal Opinion
People ex rel. M.R.J.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 8, 1981No. 81SA194PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
This is an interlocutory appeal by the prosecution from an order suppressing certain confessions and statements made by M.R.J., a juvenile, to police officers. C.A.R. 4.1.1 The trial court found that the Miranda advisements given to M.R.J. were deficient, and that the prosecution did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that M.R. J.’s confessions and statements were made voluntarily. We reverse and remand with directions.
The petition in delinquency alleged that M.R.J., who is thirteen years old, committed the offenses of second degree burglary,2 felony theft,3 and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fare v. Michael C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- California v. PrysockSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. McCrarySupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People in Interest of JCSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- People v. JensenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- People v. SpringSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- People v. LucasColorado Court of Appeals · 1999
- Peo in Interest of A.C.E-DColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
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