At the time of her arrest, appellant, then 14 years of age, gave a false name, age and address to the police. A police officer had approached appellant at the Exchange Place Path station in Jersey City, New Jersey, as a possible abandoned child. Appellant, who was a runaway child from Harlem, New York, continued her false assertions after being warned by a police officer that providing false information subjected her to criminal liability. On appeal, appellant challenges...
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