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COMMONWEALTH v. IRA I., A JUVENILE

439 Mass. 805 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH v. IRA I., a juvenile (and eleven companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

July 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Davidson Montori, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Theodore F. Riordan (Deborah Bates Riordan with him) for Ira I.

John M. Corridan, for Justin R., was present but did not argue.

Lisa Siegel Belanger, for Danny C., was present but did not argue.

Frank H. Spillane, for Andy C., submitted a brief.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.

IRELAND, J.

In June, 2001, four middle school students were charged in the beating of a classmate. After an evidentiary hearing, a Juvenile Court judge suppressed statements made by the juveniles to the school's assistant principal under the theory that the assistant principal's "investigation ... was under the guise of a governmental agency, ... no Miranda rights [were] given, [and] there was no opportunity for parental involvement." The judge subsequently dismissed...

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