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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/10/1983

Commonwealth v. a Juvenile

Citations

  • 449 N.E.2d 654
  • 389 Mass. 128
  • 1983 Mass. LEXIS 1451

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  • reiterating that Massachusetts courts have long recognized that minors are afforded a “unique and protected status” and thus “the law presumes different levels of responsibility for juveniles and adults”
  • discussing the assumption that an informed parent or person standing in loco parentis would be able to understand the child’s rights better than the child would alone
  • knowing and intelligent waiver of Miranda rights by juvenile generally requires presence of parent or interested adult who understands Miranda warnings and can explain them to juvenile; for juveniles younger than fourteen years of age, no waiver is effective without this protection
  • knowing and intelligent waiver of Miranda rights by juvenile generally requires presence of parent or interested adult who understands Miranda warnings and can explain them to juvenile; for juveniles younger than fourteen years of age, no waiver is effective without this protection
  • applies absolutely for children under fourteen; for those fourteen or over State has very heavy burden if no consultation permitted
  • applies absolutely for children under fourteen; for those fourteen or over State has very heavy burden if no consultation permitted

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Judges: Hennessey, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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