Supreme Court to rule on juvenile Miranda rights

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in five cases and called for views by the Acting Solicitor General [official website] on two pending petitions. In JDB v. North Carolina [docket], the court will determine whether a juvenile student who incriminated himself while being questioned by law enforcement officers was in custody and therefore entitled to the safeguards set forth in Miranda v. Arizona [opinion text] and the additional protections…