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Tag: Miranda Law
Point of Law
Supreme Court Rules Officers Can’t be Sued for Miranda Violations
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his majority opinion that “a violation of Miranda is not itself a violation of the Fifth Amendment” and “we see no justification for expanding Miranda to confer a right to sue” under the federal law known as Section 1983.
June 24, 2022
Patrol
How To Handle Lawyers and Miranda Warnings
Are warnings necessary during a lawyer's presence?
June 4, 2018
Patrol
How To Handle Lawyers and Miranda Warnings
POLICE
Are Miranda warnings necessary during a lawyer's presence?
June 1, 2018
Technology
Nine Must-Have Apps for Law Enforcement
From being able to securely communicate with other officers to identifying hazardous material, these nine apps below will save officers time, resources, and lives.
September 25, 2017
Patrol
How Miranda Became a Household Name
Ernesto Miranda's story began over a dozen years before his untimely death in the downtown skid row section of Phoenix, AZ, only a few blocks from where his story ended. It is presented here by the police officer who made the investigation and arrest, and took the confession later ruled inadmissible as evidence by the U.S. Supreme Court.
June 9, 2016
Patrol
Baltimore Officers Read Miranda Rights After Fatally Shooting 2 Men Carrying Guns
A police union attorney says the Baltimore officers who fatally shot two armed men last week were videotaped being read their Miranda rights after declining to give statements.
April 4, 2016
Patrol
Admonitions and Waivers
Most of your communications with criminal suspects are "unscripted" dialogue. But in certain situations it can be very important that you say the right words, at the right time, to avoid creating problems for yourself, your agency, and your prosecutor.
May 4, 2015
Training
The 5 Biggest Miranda Myths
Some myths that have sprouted from
Miranda
have shown so much inertia that the Supreme Court has had to keep coming back to try to knock them down. Here are five of the most persistent.
October 28, 2014
Training
Reduce Negative Impact of Miranda
Has
Miranda v. Arizona
adversely affected criminal justice and public safety?
Miranda
has resulted in the inability to clear a quarter-million homicides, 1 million rapes, 5 million robberies, and 9 million aggravated assaults.
March 10, 2014
Patrol
When Silence is Golden
Whenever you see or hear a suspect doing or saying something an innocent person would not, your observations should go into your reports. The suspect's selective silence can sometimes indicate a consciousness of guilt.
September 1, 2013
Patrol
Ninth Circuit: Miranda Warning Must Be In Perfect Spanish
A Miranda warning given in both English and Spanish to a Spanish-speaking suspect is insufficient if a police officer’s translation fails to convey the true meaning of the arrested person's rights, a federal appeals court decided Monday.
July 15, 2013
Patrol
When Miranda Doesn't Matter
Miranda warnings should not be given when they aren't legally necessary such as when information is urgently needed to protect the safety of officers or the public, or to rescue a victim.
July 1, 2013
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