Yarborough v. Alvarado (2004) was a Supreme Court decision regarding minor’s, who is in custody, Miranda Rights during his or her police interview. The issue came about when Michael Alvarado, seventeen year old from California, was interrogated by law enforcement officers about his involvement in a murder without his parents present. “During the interview, Alvarado confessed involvement. Based, in part, on these statements, Alvarado was convicted of second-degree murder and attempted robbery” (Oyez.org). Alvarado was never given his Miranda Rights, which created the question of if a minor is entitled to his or her Miranda Rights under Miranda v. Arizona (1966). The United States Supreme Court addressed this question in Yarborough v. Alvarado