Would you believe that iTunes now has an app that will assist police officers in reading Miranda Rights and O’Connell warnings? For 99 cents? Amazing. Rather than carry a card, an officer can recite the warnings direct from the app, which also contains the O’Connell implied consent warnings (read to anyone requested to take a […]
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Think you know your rights?
Most people think they know their Miranda rights, but in practice we find that they almost never have more than a rudimentary understanding of them. For instance, ir you are pulled over for a DUI and arrested the police must read you your rights or they will have problems, right? Surprisingly to most, the answer […]
New United States Supreme Court Miranda Ruling
A new United States Supreme Court holding dealing with Miranda has just come down: BERGHUIS, WARDEN, PETITIONER v. THOMPKINS, No. 08–1470. The Supreme Court reversed the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit despite a strong dissent. The Sixth Circuit had ruled that a statement made by a man accused of First Degree […]
