11-19-2008, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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8 yr old boy "confesses" to killing Dad and friend
This kind of crap really pisses me off.  Police interrogate the boy in a room all by himself for an hour. No adult/lawer, etc to help the boy.
Here is the story:
Experts: Interrogation of boy, 8, 'out of bounds' - CNN.com
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The third-grader's legs dangle at times from an overstuffed chair as he answers the questions of two female police officers. His manner and voice are casual, even helpful, but his words are shocking.
Police say an 8-year-old boy confessed to murder. Legal analysts say the questioning crossed the line.
And so, legal analysts say, were the methods police used to obtain them.
By the time the boy was finished talking, say police in St. Johns, Arizona, he'd confessed to a premeditated double murder.
The 8-year-old is charged in juvenile court with killing his father, Vincent Romero, 29, along with Tim Romans, 39, a man who rented a room in Romero's home. Police have said the boy confessed to shooting the men. He has not entered a plea but is due back in court later Wednesday.
Legal analysts who spoke with CNN were united in their opinion that the police questioning was improper and that any incriminating statements the boy made shouldn't stand up in court.
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Here is the vid: Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com
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