In the case of Woodham v Wilson and Hood, the US District Court, S.D. Mississippi found that a 16 year old's confession was admissible even though he was interrogated without a parent or guardian present. The court said that "Woodham contends the trial court should have excluded his two confessions because of his young age (sixteen) at the time they were made and because he had no guardian or attorney present. The state supreme court rejected this claim, holding that the proper analysis was of the "totality of the circumstances," and that in view of those circumstances, his confessions were admissible."