Sauk County Circuit Judge Patrick Taggart has ruled that Eric Hainstock was not coerced nor did he have his Miranda rights “rammed down his throat” by police.
“The court finds that the officers were careful to make sure that this juvenile understood his rights, could have his parents notified if he wanted them to be notified and a review of the recording disclosed a juvenile who, although he may have had educational shortcomings in certain areas, demonstrated an ability to recognize his rights and to proceed without an attorney or his parents present,” he wrote.
This trial should be relatively short.
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