U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Miranda rights

Lawyers USAJune 23, 2009

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Miranda v. Arizona requires police to expressly advise a suspect in custody that he or she has the right to have a lawyer present during an interrogation.

The case involves a defendant who was arrested on firearm possession charges and taken to the police department where he signed a Miranda statement advising, among other things, that he had "the right to talk to a lawyer before answering any of our questions."

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U.S. Supreme Court to rule on Miranda rights

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