J. M. A. v. State

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

On this appeal, we are presented with the novel question of whether foster parents are to be considered agents of the *172state for purposes of the constitutional proscription against unreasonable searches and seizures. Appellant J.M.A. also raises issues concerning the constitutional guarantee against self-incrimination involved in a failure to give a Miranda warning before interrogation, and the constitutional guarantee of due process of law, as applied to the judge’s review of J.M.A.’s juvenile record prior to the adjudication of his case.

In May 1974, appellant J.M.A.…