IN RE M.W.

No. 2011-0215.

133 Ohio St.3d 309 (2012)

2012-Ohio-4538

IN RE M.W.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel T. Van and Richard Hanrahan , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellee, state of Ohio.

Timothy Young , State Public Defender, and Amanda J. Powell , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant, M.W.

Marsha L. Levick , urging reversal for amicus curiae Juvenile Law Center.

Kim Brooks Tandy , urging reversal for amicus curiae Children's Law Center.

Nadia Seeratan , urging reversal for amicus curiae National Juvenile Defender Center.

Joshua Tepfer , urging reversal for amicus curiae Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth.

James L. Handiman , urging reversal for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio.


O'DONNELL, J.

{¶ 1} The issue we confront in this appeal is whether a juvenile has a statutory right to counsel during a police interrogation conducted before a complaint is filed or an appearance is made in juvenile court.

{¶ 2} R.C. 2151.352 provides that a child "is entitled to representation by legal counsel at all stages of the proceedings under this chapter...

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