• Each of the answers will start with: “Under Colorado Revised Statute Annotated § 19-2-511,. . .”

Statute: The statute is Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 19-2-511. The title of the statute is “Statements.” This Colorado statute governs the admissibility of statements concerning delinquent acts made by a juvenile as a result of custodial interrogation by law enforcement officers. The statute provides that such statements are not admissible unless a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the juvenile was present at the interrogation and that the juvenile and the parent, guardian, or legal custodian was advised of the juvenile’s rights.

In each fact situation for this assignment, the statement was made by a juvenile without the presence of a parent, guardian or legal custodian and without advisement of the juvenile’s rights. The question is whether each statement is admissible.

For each of the following fact situations, draft a comprehensive, or narrow, statement of the issue in the Law + Question + Key Facts format.

For the law component, use the Colorado statute presented above. When drafting the law component, include the citation and a relevant portion of the title. 

The principal and the school’s security officer interrogated Larry about his part in a theft that took place at the school.

• Under Colorado Revised Statute Annotated § 19-2-511, . . .”

 

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Answer The issue is whether Larrys statement to the principal and the schools security officer is admissible The law is Colo Rev Stat Ann 192511 which governs the admissibility of statements concernin... View the full answer