FARRIS, J.
Ward appeals from a juvenile court conviction for being a minor (age 16) in possession of intoxicating liquor. On August 26, 1977, a Seattle police officer observed Stephen L. Ward drinking a can of beer. Ward was taken to a police car where, in answer to questions, he represented his birth date as October 30, 1960. The officer did not give Ward a Miranda warning, as required by Miranda v. Arizona,
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