Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Confession Thrown Out In St. John's Case

The confession made by the 9-year-old St. Johns boy accused of double murder will not be used.

The defense argued that the boy had been illegally questioned since he did not have an attorney or family member present when they asked the judge to throw out the confession obtained.

The prosecutors agreed not to use it, but said they will use them if the boy takes the stand and contradicts what was said. In this partial agreement, the Prosecutors said they did not base their decision on the grounds that the statements had been obtained illegally.