You know, you'd think the Chicago police would learn. Something. ANYTHING. At a minimum, you'd think they'd learn that once a youth officer has been actually requested, you CANNOT interrogate a juvenile suspect. (We'll ignore the rather surprising length of time they interrogated him without even calling for a youth officer, shall we? Let's shall.) I would be mildly -- but only mildly -- surprised if this case were reversed on appeal; the case law seems fairly solid with regard to the interrogation of juveniles. The problem is that if his conviction is voided, and his confession tossed out of evidence, then it logically takes his brother's conviction with it; they wouldn't have arrested him without that confession. And that means that two people who may well have been involved in this murder will walk because of police misbehavior.
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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