Tennessee § 37-1-127 - Basic rights at hearing.

§ 37-1-127. Basic rights at hearing.

A party is entitled to the opportunity to introduce evidence and otherwise be heard in the party's own behalf and to cross-examine adverse witnesses. A child charged with a delinquent act need not be a witness against self-interest or otherwise engage in self-incrimination. An extra-judicial statement, if obtained in the course of violation of this part or that would be constitutionally inadmissible in a criminal proceeding, shall not be used against the child. Evidence illegally seized or obtained shall not be received over objection to establish the allegations made against the child. A confession validly made by a child out of court is insufficient to support an adjudication of delinquency unless it is corroborated in whole or in part by other evidence. If a child is charged with a delinquent act that could qualify such child as a violent juvenile sexual offender, as defined by § 40-39-202, such child shall be given verbal and written notice of the violent juvenile sexual offender registration requirements prior to a hearing on whether the child committed such act. Acts 1970, ch. 600, § 27; T.C.A., § 37-227; Acts 2011, ch. 483, § 1. Rule Reference. This section is referred to in Rule 28 of the Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 8.12. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Minors, § 11; 21 Tenn. Juris., Rape, § 11. Law Reviews. A Proposal To Strengthen Juvenile Miranda Rights: Requiring Parental Presence in Custodial Interrogations, 53 Vand. L. Rev. 1355 (2000). Guidelines for Juvenile Court Practice (Andrew J. Shookhoff), 19 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 5 (1983). The DOJ Comes to Town: An Argument for Legislative Reform When the Juvenile Court Fails to Protect Due Process Rights, 44 U. Mem. L. Rev. 921 (2014). Toward Fundamental Fairness in the Kangaroo Courtroom: The Due Process Case Against Statutes Presumptively Closing Juvenile Proceedings, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 1751 (2001).