A Queens Family Court judge suppressed a boy’s inculpatory statements after faulting a police script that attempted to explain Miranda rights to juveniles with wording the judge said was “inaccurate at best, and misleading at worst.”
Before questioning Edwin S., a detective informed the 13-year-old boy that if he could not afford an attorney, he would be given one without cost, continuing, “That means if you want a lawyer but do not have the money to pay for one, the court will give you a lawyer for free. Do you understand?”