Juvenile confessions and Miranda, a recent look by the U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 01, 2011
The case of JDB v North Carolina tackles the voluntariness of a Juveniles confession under Miranda. Decided June 16, 2011. In this case the minor was "suspected" of committing residential burglaries ne...
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Juvenile Fitness Hearings in a Nutshell
Apr 03, 2011
Juvenile fitness hearing
One
of the most important hearings in the Juvenile Court is this procedure (otherwise known as transfer hearings). All the proceedings are governed by the Welfare and Institut...
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Mixing the Executive and Judicial Branches in the Federal courts
Jan 01, 2011
What Federal Rule crosses these borders? That is the Mandatory Minimum Sentences for different Offenses. Take for instance, Narcotics. The Federal Statutes declare the Judge "must" sentence the offende...
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Juvenile arrests in California or anywhere for that matter
Aug 10, 2010
AS KIDS UNDER (18) YOU HAVE A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT. THAT IS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT IN THE CASE THAT YOU ARE ARRESTED. Under any circumstances, the Police will try to talk to you if they think...
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