Experts: Interrogation of boy, 8, 'out of bounds'

The third-grader's legs dangle from an overstuffed leather chair as he answers the questions of two female police officers. His manner and voice are casual, even helpful, but his words are shocking. Police say an 8-year-old boy confessed to murder. Legal analysts say the questioning crossed the line. And so, legal analysts say, were the methods police used to obtain them. By the time the boy was finished talking, say police in St. Johns, Arizona, he'd confessed to a premeditated double murder.
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