Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas
If a minor is question a sheriff deputy at the home where she resides without permission or consent from her parent and she gives them a statement by their request is the statement admissible in the court pending any charges?
Asked on 5/19/14, 12:31 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley
Cynthia Henley, Lawyer
Admissible against her? In Texas, if they get a statement from a minor (and they can question her alone in her home without parental permission), then they must take her before a magistrate to have her warned before the statement is admissible against her.
Answered on 5/20/14, 2:23 pm
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