Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements
Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Tilghman, Marlon | Bridge Maryland, Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carpenter, Crystallobbyist | CFSY | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Virgin, Emilylobbyist | Human Rights for Kids | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dartigue, Natasha | MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral |
| FAV | Carlson, Bill | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walker, Evelyn | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goemann, Melissa | National Youth Justice Network | Position only |
| FAV | Alfonso, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chaudry, Zainab | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pack, Jr., Gordon | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tsiongas, Magdalena | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| UNF | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McCarthy, John | Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office | Position only |
| UNF | Hill, Robert | Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association | Position only |
| UNF | Henschel, Ricki | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |