10 So. 3d 1264 - State Ex Rel. Jet’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[T]he jurisprudence has no “magical age” which, in itself, suggests that a juvenile is not capable of understanding the waiver of rights. The case law is clear, however, that the Juvenile’s young age in the instant case, considered alone, is not sufficient reason to exclude his admission. In State ex rel. Lewis, 99-960 (La.App. 4 Cir. 6/30/99) , 737 So.2d 962 , the admission of a thirteen-year-old defendant, made in the presence of his mother, was not excluded based on his age. The appellate court found that the trial court erred in effectually taking “judicial notice of the fact that a thirteen year old cannot understand a waiver of rights form” and in refusing to give any weight to the presence of the defendant’s mother. Id. at 963 . As such, Lewis indicates that a juvenile just on the edge of his teen years is not automatically considered to lack the ability to understand a waiver of rights and that the Juvenile’s young age is just one consideration in determining his ability to understand.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 207 So. 3d 609 - State ex rel. J.J.M.