Supreme Court Rejects Special Interrogation Rules for Minors
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that police need not treat underage suspects differently under Miranda. The decision involved a 17 year old interrogated two hours without rights warnings and reinstated his murder conviction.
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Alvarado case tests police warnings to detainees
The California Supreme Court examined whether police must warn people in custody before questioning. Alvarado, held with parents outside the room, made incriminating statements later used to convict him of second degree murder in a 1995 Santa Fe Springs mall carjacking. He received 15 years to life.
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Supreme Court rejects libel case on public figure rule
The Supreme Court refused to hear a California newspaper appeal asking if corporate executives are public figures under the Constitution. The case involved the Santa Barbara News-Press ordered to pay Leonard M. Ross 2.25 million for libel over 1988 and 1989 stories linking him to a former partner convicted of investor fraud.
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Julia Roberts Expecting Twins According to Magazines
The actress Julia Roberts is reportedly pregnant with twins, with People magazine citing her spokeswoman Marcy Engelman and US Weekly noting a nine week pregnancy. Star magazine mentions a boy and a girl. Roberts, 36, won Best Actress for Erin Brockovich and is married to Daniel Moders.
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Beltless riders at risk in 15 passenger van crashes
Federal regulators warn that occupants of 15-passenger vans have low seat belt use. A study of 684 fatalities in single-vehicle crashes from 1990 to 2002 shows three quarters were unbelted, only fourteen percent wore belts, and 414 people were ejected.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA Finds Low Seat Belt Use in 15 Passenger Vans
The study notes 15 passenger vans, often used by churches colleges and prisons, show the lowest belt use alongside pickup passengers. It cites a Niagara Falls crash killing three church members and 1 111 deaths in 15 passenger van crashes since 1990. NHTSA based its analysis on single vehicle crashes only.
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