Chapter 5 - §1. Overview

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§1. Overview

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that no one "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." U.S. Const. amend. 5. In Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436, the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted this clause to require a person who is in police custody to be advised of certain rights—commonly called Miranda rights—before he is questioned about a criminal offense in order to safeguard his constitutional right not to be compelled to be a witness...

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