Police Questioning of Suspects: The Miranda Rule

Questioning Suspects in Custody: The Miranda Rule

Police must advise you of your 'Miranda rights' before initiating in-custody questioning.

Miranda: The Meaning of “Custodial Interrogation”

Movies and television shows commonly portray police officers arresting and handcuffing suspects, reading them their

Miranda and Involuntary Confessions

Under the Fifth Amendment, suspects cannot be forced to incriminate themselves. And the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits coercive questioning by police officers.

Police Questioning After the Suspect Claims Miranda

Sometimes police can continue to ask questions after a suspect has invoked the Miranda rights.

Do officers have to read the Miranda rights before talking to a suspect?

Law enforcement agents must provide the Miranda warning to anyone they have in custody and plan to interr

What does “interrogation” mean under Miranda?

Law-enforcement officers must communicate the Miranda rights to suspects who are in custo

Do Police Officers Have to Recite the Miranda Rights Exactly?

The Miranda warnings require that, for suspects’ statements during custodial interrogation to be admissible in court, officers first advise them of the following

The police didn’t read me my Miranda rights—does that mean I wasn’t under arrest?

Police officers don’t have to provide the Miranda warning to people they arrest.

Can the police wait until an interrogation is under way to give the Miranda warning?

Suppose an officer arrests you and questions you about your alleged crime. She doesn’t provide the Miranda warning. You confess. Only then does she read you your rights.

Using the Defendant's Post-Custody but Pre-Miranda Silence Against Him

You're in custody, haven't been Mirandized, and aren't being questioned. Can the prosecutor introduce evidence of your silence in its case in chief?

Can a prosecutor use post-arrest, post-Miranda silence to “impeach” a defendant?

Suppose two men, Pete and Brandon, illegally sell marijuana to undercover police officers. At their trials, both men claim that the officers framed them.