“You Have the Right to Remain Silent” 0
Much absolutely hysterically wrong wrongness about Miranda warnings has filled the news and the blogosphere since the suspect in the Boston bombings was apprehended.
David Harris, University of Pittsburgh law professor, cuts through the crap on Miranda warnings.
The Supreme Court ruling in the Miranda case is actually quite specific: Warnings are required only if the police question a suspect while he is in custody and the district attorney wants to use the answers to prove guilt. That’s all.
If you have been caught up in the miasma of Miranda meanderings, you really need to read the whole thing.
