Legal Opinion
In re J.H.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 2007No. 02-FS-1084PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM *:
Appellant, who was twelve years old at the time, was interrogated by a police officer at his school and confessed to a sexual offense involving his three-year-old sister. No Miranda1 warnings were given by the police officer. Concluding that appellant had not been in “custody,” the trial court declined to suppress the confession, which constituted the primary evidence against the youth. Applying the proper standard of review to the record presented, “we cannot conclude as a matter of law that [appellant] was in custody when the police interrogated [him], i.e., that [his] freedom…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- California v. BehelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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