Miranda Warning
The Miranda Warning is a police warning which is given to criminal suspects who are in the custody of law enforcement in the United States before they can ask questions regarding what took place during the crime.
Law enforcement can only ask for specific information such as name, date of birth and address without having to read the suspects their Miranda warnings. Confessions and other information that you provide them will not make up admissible evidence unless you have been made aware of and waived your "Miranda rights."
The Miranda warnings were mandated by the 1966 United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Miranda v. Arizona as to protect a criminal suspect's Fifth Amendment right to help avoid self-incrimination during police interrogation. This was once referred to as undergoing the ‘third degree.’
Understanding Your Rights
- What exactly does it mean when an officer says, "You have the right to remain silent?”
- When You Have the Right to Request an Attorney
- If I choose to remain silent, can this be used against me in my case?
- Situations Where Miranda Rights Do Not Apply
- Can remaining silent prior to being read your Miranda Rights be used against you later on?
- Please explain the phrase: "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."
- Please explain the phrase: "You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you."
- What is the difference between Miranda Rights and Miranda Warning?
- What is an Interrogation?
- When are police required to read the Miranda Warning?
- Are there exceptions to when the officer needs to read Miranda Rights?
- Type of Attorney That Handles Miranda Rights Cases
- Do Miranda Rights Apply if They Were Not Read?
- Best Way to Exercise Your Miranda Rights
- Application of Miranda Rights with Minors
- Purpose of Miranda Warning
- Origination of Miranda Rights
- Miranda Rights and Warning Explanation
- When Miranda Warning Applies
- Why The Right To Remain Silent is Important
- How Miranda Rights Protect People From Abuse
- Miranda Rights Affect On Guilty Confessions
- Exceptions to Miranda
Miranda Warning Issues
- I was not read my Miranda Rights. Will my case be dismissed?
- What does it mean to “plead the Fifth”?
- I was read my Miranda Rights, but the arresting officer did not read it correctly. Does this help my case?
- The police officer did not finish reading me my Miranda rights. How will this impact my case?
- What is the Miranda Warning?
- I interrupted the arresting officer while he/she read my Miranda rights. Can this help my case?
- I could not hear the Miranda Rights being read due to background noise distractions. What does this mean for my case?
- What does it mean when a person "waives” their Miranda Rights?
- Allowed Police Questions Before Miranda Warning
- Person Confesses a Crime to Undercover Police Officer
- Legal for Police to Delay Reading Miranda Rights
Specific Cases
More Information
- Are police always required to read Miranda rights?
- What is the difference between custody and interrogation?
- Why is the Fifth Amendment important in a criminal case?
- Do Miranda rights have to be read at the time of arrest?
- Do Miranda rights have to be read during a DUI arrest?
- Do Miranda rights have to be read verbatim?
- Do Miranda rights apply to non-US citizens?
- Do Miranda rights have to be read for a misdemeanor or a civil infraction?
- Do Miranda rights have to be read to minors?
- How are Miranda rights read or presented to a suspect who does not speak English?
- What happens to a suspect who cannot afford an attorney?
- Are there special provisions made for suspects who cannot read?
- Can a case be dismissed if a person is not read his/her Miranda rights?
- Police Officer Using Intimidation at Questioning
- Limits to Type of Questions During Interrogation
- If Innocent Will a Statement Hurt My Case?
- Changes Applied to Miranda During Warren Court
- Coerced Confession Explained
- Role Politics and Current Events Change Miranda
- Is Miranda Warning the Same in Every State?
- Public-Safety Exception to Miranda
