Yarborough V. Alvarado Case Study

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This week I will be talking about a juvenile case that had allegedly violated a young man Fifth Amendment Rights, meaning that he was read his Miranda Rights after confessing to the crimes that he was accused of. The case I will be speaking about is the Yarborough v. Alvarado, 541 U.S. 652, 124 S. Ct. 2140, 158 L. Ed. 2d 938 (2004), Micheal Alvarado, age 17 years old, was accused and convicted of second-degree murder and attempted robbery. But then after Mr. Alvarado confessed to his involvement he was then Mirandized after confessing to his involvement. A brief summary of the case is that Micheal Alvarado was questioned minus his parents being present about his participation in a crime. When he was being questioned Micheal was not under arrest

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