IN RE S.W.

No. 12-FS-434.

124 A.3d 89 (2015)

In re S.W., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Kemmitt , Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein , Jaclyn Frankfurt , and Monica Douglas , Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant.

John W. Donavan , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Irvin B. Nathan , Attorney General at the time the brief was filed, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, Rosalyn Calbert Groce , Deputy Solicitor General, and Janice Sheppard , Assistant Attorney General, were on the brief, for the government.

Before BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY and EASTERLY, Associate Judges, and EPSTEIN, Associate Judge of the Superior Court.


This case presents a "rare" instance in which we conclude that "a self-incriminating statement was `compelled' despite the fact that the law enforcement authorities adhered to the dictates of Miranda [v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 467, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966...

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