pahunkboy -> RE: Miranda TURNEd UPSIDE DOWN! (6/2/2010 11:25:21 AM)
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This is the third time this session that the Supreme Court has placed limits on Miranda rights, which come from a 1966 decision - it involved police questioning of Ernesto Miranda in a rape and kidnapping case in Phoenix - requiring officers to tell suspects they have the right to remain silent and to have a lawyer represent them, even if they can't afford one. Earlier this term, the high court ruled that a suspect's request for a lawyer is good for only 14 days after the person is released from police custody - the first time the court has placed a time limit on a request for a lawyer - and that police do not have to explicitly tell suspects they have a right to a lawyer during an interrogation./snip http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Supreme-Court-Expands-Miranda-Rights-Limits/1$52621
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