• guy@piefed.social
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    5 months ago

    Do Americans not have rights if they’re not read to them?
    Can you skip out parts you want to deny criminals?

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      5 months ago

      They have to read you your rights, as it’s not assumed that everyone will know them beforehand. If you aren’t ready your rights your testimony can be thrown out in some cases.

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      5 months ago

      No, the rights remain, but police do have some requirements due to policy and procedure.

      Per this lawyer blog:

      Police are not required to read your Miranda rights before or during arrest. While some officers may choose to do so, they are only legally obligated to “Mirandize” suspects who are being questioned in custody.

      It’s a good read overall to get the history of what Miranda Rights are and why people feel so passionately about them. They’re basically the 5th and 6th amendments, and reading them to the suspect reminds them that they have specific rights.

      I believe you can’t get the whole case thrown out, but if the rights were not read and the person has a decent enough lawyer much of the testimony given under duress can be called into question. This can cause issues in a case like this and prosecuting attorneys will have to fight that his testimony is still good. The jury is not going to like it.

      If you have issues with reading, there is a video about it on Your Tube viewing platform of choice: AkWPpJTrvFg