IANAL. Yes, and the framing of this article as being about before-versus-after is misleading. It's not before-or-after Miranda that matters. It's when you st

IANAL. Yes, and the framing of this article as being about before-versus-after is misleading. It's not before-or-after Miranda that matters. It's when you start talking, when you stop talking, what you say when you stop talking, etc. As other commenters have said, you can simplify this decision by never talking to police without your lawyer present. IANAL. And also I generally answer questions for cops when they ask me.