T. B. v. State

GRIMES, Judge.

Appellant, a fifteen year old boy and a suspect in three arson cases, was picked up at his home by police and taken to police headquarters for questioning. His parents were not notified, although they could have been. After twenty or thirty minutes of questioning, appellant wrote out and signed a confession. Appellant was arrested, and, after the necessary paperwork was done, he was returned to his home by police. Appellant’s motion to suppress the confession was denied; the court found him guilty of arson and adjudicated him a delinquent child. He appeals the denial of his…