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Juvenile Age in the Miranda Custody Analysis
Leading case
J. D. B. v. North Carolina, 564 U.S. 261 (2011)
How courts have described it
holding that a suspect’s age informs how a person in the suspect’s position “would perceive his or her freedom to leave” when detained by law enforcement
State v. Holler, 944 N.W.2d 339 (S.D. 2020)
holding that courts should consider a youth’s age in determining a Fifth Amendment Miranda issue
State v. K. A. M., 401 P.3d 774 (Or. 2017)
holding that courts should consider a youth’s age in deter- mining a Fifth Amendment Miranda issue
holding that police must consider the age of a juvenile suspect when determining whether the juvenile is in custody for purposes of Miranda warnings, see Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966)
State v. Aalim (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 2956 (Ohio 2017)
holding that child’s age is relevant, although not necessarily determinative, in as sessing whether a child is in custody
State of Arizona v. Hon. butler/tyler B., 302 P.3d 609 (Ariz. 2013)
holding that child’s age is relevant, although not necessarily determinative, in assessing whether a child is in custody
State of Arizona v. Hon. butler/tyler B., 302 P.3d 609 (Ariz. 2013)
holding that "the age of a child subjected to police questioning is relevant to the custody analysis of Miranda "
State v. Saldierna, 775 S.E.2d 326 (N.C. Ct. App. 2015)
About this page
The quotations above are from court opinions that cite the leading case, in each court's own words. The heading is a short label Annlex generated from those quotations. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer and is not legal advice.