In the Interest Of: K.H., a Child

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

The state filed a delinquency petition against 15-year-old K. H., charging her with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana 1 and giving false statements. 2 The juvenile court thereafter denied K. H.’s motion to suppress incriminating statements she had made to police. We granted K. H.’s petition for interlocutory review to consider whether the court erred in denying her motion. Because the juvenile court did not properly determine whether K. H.’s statements were made voluntarily, we remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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