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Is the boy's mother a Minor?

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The police officer may be able to testify in court regarding the information he overheard while sleeping in the next cell but this information can only be classified as valid if there is additional evidence proving the discussion took place. The police officer may be able to testify in court regarding the information he overheard while sleeping in the next cell but this information can only be classified as valid if there is additional evidence proving the discussion took place.

Is the boy's mother a Minor?

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1.Yes, the boy’s mother would be classified as a person in Authority due to the boy being16 years of age thus classifying him as a minor[CITATION Wik \l 1033 ]. This would make ithis mother’s moral and legal obligation to raise the concern as it would have admissibilityof the boy’s statement. Failure to highlight the concern would lead to the mother alsobeing classified as guilty of the offense if proven in court. In this situation, the boy’smother is obligated to reporting the matter to the authorities which would deliver a betterchance of protecting the minor from charges as opposed to hiding the offense. Failing toreport the incident would classify the mother as an aider to the incident and likely toattract legal proceeding against her as well.2.Vair Dire is only considered as evidence if there is supporting evidence to prove theconversation took place and is directly linked to the incident. The police officer may beable to testify in court regarding the information he overheard while sleeping in the nextcell but this information can only be classified as valid if there is additional evidenceproving the discussion took place. In addition to this, the evidence would also need topoint directly to the incident and pinpoint specific details which can be investigated andcounter checked to determine if the information is true[ CITATION Jus85 \l 1033 ]. Withoutdocumented evidence of the conversation and specific details related to the incidence ifwould only be classified as word of mouth and his word against theirs. In such situation,the evidence would require being backed up with documented proof in form of audio andvideo recording which can be used to verify the police officers evidence.3.Every suspect has the right to remain silent but the law does not specify how long theinterrogation can continue. The main limitation to an interrogation is linked to forcefulconfession through torture but simple interrogation can continue. The police have thejurisdiction to continue interviewing a suspect using difference approached and strategieswith the hope of extracting important information[ CITATION Leg17 \l 1033 ]. But it is alsoimportant to respect the suspect’s human rights and refrain or withdraw frominvestigations and interrogation when he requested for his right to remain silent. The
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interrogation should them withdraw and resume later or with a different officer who maybe able to extract additional information. The durations a suspect is held in custodydepend on the crime the individual is accused of and the more serious the case the longerinterrogations and their severity can be done. Interrogation laws do no limit the time anindividual can be interrogated repeatedly as interactions tend to extract information overtime. Interrogations must never utilize torture and harm the suspect as this is against theCanadian interviewing rules and laws and can be used by the suspect again the force andpolice if proven. Information must be extracted in a human way and volunteerism by thesuspect[ CITATION Mir17 \l 1033 ]t.4.Yes, the confession will be admissible in court due to being a sighed document which thesuspect has volunteers to make[ CITATION Ham09 \l 1033 ]. The police had asked thesuspect on several occasions regarding his right to consult with lawyer and counsel but hedid not take up this opportunity to call his legal advisor or layer. He also did not requestfor counsel to aid him and opted to confess regarding the incident. According to theCanadian Criminal Evidence/Admissions and confessions/ Voluntariness law, the policemust inform the suspect of his right to consult lawyers for advice but also have the powerto utilize Police Trickery tactics to extract information from the suspect[ CITATION Nic07 \l1033 ]. This can take place in the following forms•pretending to be a pretending to be a chaplain or legal aid, lawyer•using truth serum under the pretence that it is insulin•Pretending to turn off a tape recorder when taking a statementThese strategies are allowed during interrogations with the sole objective of extractinginformation from the suspect and enforcing the law. They are only permitted to ensurethe law is enforced and guilty suspects held responsible for their crimes. They also helpidentify genuine pleas by suspects who may genuinely not be guilty of any crime andbeing held for interrogation.
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