State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. L. A. W.

EDMONDS, S. J.

Youth is alleged to be within the juvenile court’s jurisdiction as a result of acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree. ORS 419C.005(1). Specifically, youth is alleged to have unlawfully sexually penetrated a 10-year-old girl. Youth filed a pretrial motion to suppress his statements to a police detective on the ground that he had not voluntarily and knowingly waived his constitutional rights against self-incrimination. After hearing testimony and arguments from counsel, the juvenile court ruled that youth’s statements…