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> Everything you say can potentially bite you in the ass later. Even if they didn't read you your Miranda rights before? My knowledge of legal affairs comes on
by credit_guy 3y ago
> Everything you say can potentially bite you in the ass later.
Even if they didn't read you your Miranda rights before? My knowledge of legal affairs comes only from movies, but I got the impression that things you say before they read you Miranda can't be used against you. Are all the movies wrong?
- mplanchard 3y agoThey do not need to read you your Miranda rights to question you, no. They only read you your rights if you are being detained. But they are free to use anything you say before or after if for some reason you wind up in court. Here’s a corroborating source: https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/when-must-the-police-read-me-my-miranda-right.html https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/when-must... Movies are often really wrong about lots of things in the criminal justice system.
- credit_guy 3y agoThanks for the link. It makes sense. Hopefully I will never need to put my newly acquired knowledge to a test.
- lost_tourist 3y agoMiranda is for when they're getting read to arrest you. Before that it's just a convo between you and the cop, which can be used in court, that's why people say to keep it to talk about whatever they pulled you over for. You don't have to tell them where you're coming from or where you're going for example.