A youth who was questioned in connection with several burglaries was entitled to be read his Miranda rights during an initial interview even though the investigating officer believed the suspect to be under the age of 10 and had no intention of arresting him, the state Superior Court has ruled.
A divided three-judge panel of the Superior Court ruled in In the Interest of B.T. that information the teen gave to a police officer when the officer believed the teen was 9 years old and therefore could not be under arrest for the crimes must be suppressed because the officer failed to warn the teen of his Miranda rights before the interview. The decision reverses the juvenile court’s decision to allow the evidence.
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