Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D.J.K.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 17, 1986No. 85-1473PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NEUMAN, Justice.

In this application for further review, the State asks us to reconsider a court of appeal’s decision which held that a juvenile’s uncounseled confession was inadmissible due to the State’s failure to comply with the waiver requirements of Iowa Code section 232.11(2) (1985). At issue is the timing of a law enforcement officer’s notification of crucial information to the child’s parent and legal guardian: If the proper notification is made in anticipation of a purely investigatory interrogation, does that same notice suffice when the interrogation becomes custodial? The court of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. AldapeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  2. Calvert v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  3. State v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  4. In the Interest of J.A.N.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  5. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989

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