State v. K.R.C., 2023AP2102, petition for review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals, granted 3/13/25; case activity
In a case that could prove consequential for the rights of juveniles in schools policed by “school resource officers,” SCOW accepts review of a case taking direct aim at the court of appeals’ reading of the “reasonable person” standard in constitutional law.
K.R.C.’s petition gives the Court an opportunity to weigh in on two important legal issues and: (1) apply Miranda’s “reasonable person” standard to a child, a novel issue for this Court and (2) “address the role of ‘school resource officers’ in investigating children.”
As we discussed in our post on this case, COA’s holding that this child would have felt free to disregard the orders of school authorities and terminate an encounter with police seemed questionable, at best. SCOW hasn’t been taking many defense PFRs as of late, so we’re somewhat encouraged by its acceptance of this case which asks vital questions about the role of police in schools, a timely and important topic.
