What are a New City residents’ Miranda rights?
Watch any criminal drama on television, and you will likely hear the phrase, You have the right to remain silentThe phrase refers to one's Miranda rights, which originated from the case Miranda versus Arizona, which was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1966. Basically, the Court in this case ruled that if an individual is taken into the custody of law enforcement officials, before that individual can be questioned, he or she must be informed of his or her rights under the Fifth Amendment stating that the individual has the right not to make any declarations that would incriminate him or herself.Under one's Miranda rights, law enforcement officials must inform individuals they want to question of four things. First of all, as you may already know, there is [...]