Legal Opinion
In re Robert O.
New York City Family Court
Decided June 8, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Aileen Haas Schwartz, J.
Not even the procedural formalities of the courtroom mute the stark reality of a 10 year old in the dock charged with the fatal shooting of another 10-year-old playmate. The petition alleges that respondent “did recklessly cause the death of S. M. (age 10) by shooting S. M. in the right side of chest with a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson, a deadly weapon.”
The accused’s age assumes heightened significance within the context of the instant motion to suppress a statement made to police officers during custodial interrogation. Three principal issues…
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