Month: August 2011
PJDC Board Member Sue Burrell Receives ABA Livingston Hall Award
Each year, the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section selects one recipient for its Livingston Hall Award for juvenile justice advocacy. This year’s recipient is long time PJDC Board Member and Youth Law Center Staff Attorney, Sue Burrell. Here is the press release sent out by the Youth Law Center on the occasion of the …
Supreme Court Holds That Age Is a Factor in Miranda Analysis
The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in J. D. B. v. North Carolina, holding that age is a relevant factor in determining whether a child believed he or she was free to leave in connection with a Miranda custody analysis. In the case, police had stopped and questioned a 13-year-old, seventh-grade boy …