People v. Mitchell

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

This appeal calls upon us to decide whether the parent of a juvenile offender can invoke the right to counsel on the child’s behalf.

Defendant was 15 years old when he was arrested at his high school for armed robbery. Prior to placing defendant in a lineup, the investigating officer called defendant’s mother to ask whether she could attend the planned identification procedure. At a suppression hearing, defendant’s mother testified that she told the officer she was unable to attend because she had a young baby, but added that defendant had a lawyer and…