NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Ruling a Setback for Jogger Case Defense
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The case of one of the defendants in New York’s Central Park jogger trial suffered a setback when the judge told the jury that parents do not “automatically” have to be present when police question a juvenile, as long as a reasonable effort had been made to notify the parents. Three youths charged with the rape and attempted murder of a woman jogger were juveniles at the time of the attack. One youth’s defense involved the fact that his father had not been present during some of the questioning.
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