U.S. v. WENDY G.

No. 00-50306.

255 F.3d 761 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Female Juvenile (WENDY G.), Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaun Khojayan, Federal Defenders, San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant.

Gregory A. Vega, United States Attorney, and Bruce R. Castetter and Linda R. Frakes, Assistant United States Attorneys, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., M. MARGARET McKEOWN, and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted November 16, 2000 — Pasadena, California

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

When federal law enforcement officers take a juvenile into custody, 18 U.S.C. § 5033 requires that they notify the juvenile's parents of the custody and "of the rights of the juvenile." In several recent cases, we have clarified the meaning of § 5033. We have explained that "children need parental involvement during interrogation" and that the purpose of §...

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