Is a police force required to inform a suspect that they have a right to remain silent?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Joseph R., In re, 65 Cal.App.4th 954, 76 Cal.Rptr.2d 887 (Cal. App. 1998):
1 Particularly, the police are required to inform a suspect "he [or she] has a right to remain silent, that any statement he [or she] does make may be used as evidence against him [or her], and that he [or she] has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed." (Miranda v. Arizona, supra, 384 U.S. at p. 444, 86 S.Ct. 1602.)
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