U.S. Supreme Court to Decide If Minors Get Miranda Warnings, Video Games

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The Supreme Court seems to be taking a keen interest in the Miranda rights of juveniles. Yesterday the Court granted certiorari in the case J.D.B. v. North Carolina, which considers whether considerations such as age can be considered in determining whether a youth is in police custody and therefore entitled to Miranda rights. The case involves a 13-year-old special education student who confessed to a burglary after being questioned by police at his school.

Last month the Court took up the consolidated cases Camreta v. Greene and Alford v. Greene, which consider whether the Fourth Amendment requires a warrant, a court order, parental consent or exigent circumstances before law enforcement and child welfare officials are allowed to interview a suspected child abuse victim at a public school.

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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide If Minors Get Miranda Warnings, Video Games

The Court granted certio...

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