Title: What are Miranda Rights? When Must They Be Read? | AllLaw
Headings: What Are Miranda Rights and When Must They Be Read?
What Are Miranda Rights and When Must They Be Read?
When the police detain someone, they must give “Miranda warnings” before questioning begins to inform the person of the right to remain silent and right to have an attorney present.
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What Are Miranda Rights?
Why Do We Have Miranda Rights?
Miranda v. Arizona
When Do Police Have to Read You Your Rights?
How Do You Invoke or Waive Your Miranda Rights?
What Happens If the Police Don't Give Me a Miranda Warning?
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Content: Miranda v. Arizona
Police arrested Ernesto Miranda in connection with a kidnapping and rape. After the police questioned him for two hours, Miranda signed a confession. The prosecution used his confession as evidence at his trial, and Miranda was convicted. His appeal of the conviction went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court found that Miranda's confession should not have been used as evidence because the police had not informed him of his rights to remain silent and have an attorney present during interrogation. Even though no evidence suggested that the police used harsh interrogation methods, the Court emphasized that any confession must be “truly the product of free choice.” To that end, the Court outlined the Miranda warnings. When Do Police Have to Read You Your Rights? Miranda applies only to custodial interrogations, which means the police don't have to give Miranda warnings every time they question or talk to someone. Miranda rights come into play when the police arrest or detain someone.