Is this the end of Miranda? I always thought the right to not incriminate yourself was covered by the 5th Amendment and was reinforced, if you will, by Miranda v Ariz. I know about the 5th and you know about the 5th, but what about the people that don't know? Is this what we can now expect from the SC?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...want-be-silen/
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects must tell police explicitly that they want to be silent to invoke Miranda protections during criminal interrogations, a decision one dissenting justice said turns defendants' rights "upside down."
A right to remain silent and a right to a lawyer are the first of the Miranda rights warnings, which police recite to suspects during arrests and interrogations. But the justices said in a 5-4 decision that suspects must tell police they are going to remain silent to stop an interrogation, just as they must tell police that they want a lawyer.
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