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To: starlifter

Another “right” that you leftists “discovered” in the radical 1960s.

The “right” to make a cop serve as your personal lawyer and tell you not to speak to them.

“The Origin of the Miranda Warning
In 1963 Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Phoenix as a suspect for kidnapping and rape. Police questioned him. Miranda admitted to the crimes orally and in writing. He did not know he had no obligation to speak to police without a lawyer, or at all. The victim identified him in a lineup.

At trial his attorney objected to the use of his statements. Miranda was convicted. His statements and the identification were the evidence. He was sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison. His conviction was appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court, which affirmed.

In 1966 his case reached the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court found that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated overturning his conviction. This was the case of Miranda v. Arizona.”


36 posted on 05/06/2010 8:53:41 AM PDT by ansel12 (Romney-"I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there")
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To: ansel12
I'm sure your law enforcement union brothers are proud of you.

To say a warning about constitutional rights is forcing a cop to be your personal lawyer is ridiculous.

Or, in other words, uneducated or stupid people don't have rights.

39 posted on 05/06/2010 8:58:44 AM PDT by starlifter (Sapor Amo Pullus)
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