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- Title: Matter S.B. v. State Alaska
- Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
- Release Date : January 18, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
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RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice. OPINION. This appeal presents the question of the voluntariness of a juveniles confession. At the time of the events at issue, S.B. was fourteen years old and was in a special education program in Soldotna. On January 7, 1978, he allegedly acted as lookout while a companion burglarized three homes in Kenai. On January 16, Lt. Marshall Muhurin of the Kenai police telephoned S.B.s father and requested that he and S.B. come to the police station so Muhurin could talk to S.B. There, Muhurin advised S.B. of his Miranda rights in the presence of his parents, and then began questioning S.B. concerning his alleged participation in the burglaries. S.B. initially denied any involvement in the burglaries. Testimony was conflicting as to what transpired next. S.B. testified that Muhurin told him that if he told the truth, Muhurin would recommend that no action be taken against him. S.B.s parents testified that Muhurin had promised to recommend leniency if S.B. "came clean." Muhurin, however, denied stating that no charges would be brought; he testified that he told S.B. and his father that he had no control over what would happen, and that he could only inform the juvenile authorities of whether S.B. cooperated during questioning.