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The '''Miranda warning''' is a required reading of the [[constitutional]] rights a suspect has by the [[police]] while the suspect is held in their custody, before the police may question him.
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Outlined in the Fifth and Sixth Amendments - The right to remain silent, that anything he says will be used against him in court, right to have an attorney present during questioning, an [[Court-appointed attorney|attorney]] will be appointed if the person cannot afford one. The [[police]] will then ask if the suspect understands this warning.
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Its name is from the leading case, [[Miranda v. Arizona]].
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[[Category:United States Government]]
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[[Category:Legal Terms]]
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