Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin: That's right, I was certainly not read, (or even given) my Miranda rights when arrested for a traffic accident involving my 2 ton truck and a sheriff deputy's personal automobile in Tennessee several years ago. "Boy, you just bought yourself a Buick!" At the time I didn't have a Leica with me to record the event. - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Bryan Caldwell wrote: > > On 12/6/02 10:03 AM, "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > > You have to break a law to be under arrest, and being > > under arrest requires telling you why you are under arrest, as well as the > > reading of your Miranda Rights...I believe. > > Hi Austin, > > The above is not correct. Technically you only need be suspected of a crime > to be arrested - whether or not you've committed a crime is a matter for a > jury to decide, not a police officer. And, contrary to a great deal of > popular opinion, there is no requirement that you be given your Miranda > rights. The Miranda rights are required only if statements you make in > response to law enforcement questioning are going to be used against you > (and, even then, there are exceptions). You can be arrested without being > Mirandized. > > Bryan > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html