Supreme Court backs off strict enforcement of Miranda rights
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 12:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Once the suspect has been informed of his rights, he has the duty to invoke them, justices say. The decision reinstates a murder conviction based mostly on a suspect's one-word answer to police. The Supreme Court retreated from strict enforcement of the famous Miranda decision on Tuesday, ruling that a crime suspect's words could be used against him if he failed to clearly...