Miranda v. Arizona
Right-to-silence precedent
Miranda v.
Arizona is the 1966 U.S.
Supreme Court case establishing that police must inform suspects of their constitutional rights before custodial interrogation.
The ruling requires warning suspects of their right to remain silent and to have an attorney present.
These advisements are now called Miranda rights or a Miranda warning: The officer read him his Miranda rights.
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- custodyProtective care or control
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