The right to remain silent and the right to have a lawyer represent you are two rights every arrested person has. These are the Miranda Rights, which the police are required to read to every person that’s arrested. The Miranda Rights are named after Ernesto Miranda, who was arrested in the 1960s and accused of […]
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When a person is arrested, they are Mirandize, which means they are verbally reminded of the following rights: The right to remain silent. The right to a lawyer. These Miranda Rights must be read to each arrestee these days to remind them of these rights, avoid false confession, and avoid self-incrimination. Half a decade ago, […]
Understanding the differences between being detained, and being arrested by the police, is important since a person’s rights are different in each case. Here is what you want to know: Detention To be detained, the police will have reasonable suspicion to stop and question you. That person is allowed to leave after that short period […]