In the Interest of W. J. N.

ALDERMAN, Chief Judge.

W. J. N., age sixteen, appeals his adjudication of delinquency for burglary. The issue is whether appellant’s confession, obtained after the person taking him into custody had determined that he should be detained, but before he was delivered to the appropriate intake officer, should be suppressed. Miranda warnings were given; the evidence is sufficient to establish the voluntariness of the confession, as well as parental consent; and the validity of the arrest is not challenged. The determinative question is whether the confession must be suppressed because of an…