The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two recent decisions that affect the rights of suspected offenders pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Both decisions went in favor of law enforcement. The court ruled that a suspect’s request for an attorney does not go on indefinitely and that a police officer does not need to use specific language to inform a suspect of his Miranda rights.
Miranda v. Arizona is the landmark Supreme Court decision that has become a part of American culture. Miranda’s conversion from legal holding to cultural icon is due mainly to the nation’s insatiable appetite for television crime dramas. Everyone with a TV has heard Miranda warnings; “You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you, you have the right to an attorney, if you can’t afford one, one will be appointed for you.”
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