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, […]
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Know Your Rights When You Are Arrested
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Back in 1966, the Miranda Rights did not exist. That means the police were not required to tell arrestees that they had the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent. Some defendants would confess to a crime they did not commit because they were simply tired of the questioning, which could have […]