Most Americans have heard of the Fifth Amendment. It gets mentioned in popular TV shows, on social media, and in classrooms. If you’re watching a court drama and one of the characters “pleads the fifth” during a trial, it means they are exercising their Constitutional...
We’ve all heard the Miranda Rights read aloud on a criminal-drama TV series by a police officer upon the arrest of a suspect. Hopefully, you haven’t had these words read aloud in person! It goes as such: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything...
In our last blog post, we covered the history of the Miranda Warning and how it became mandatory for all suspected criminals to be read their rights before arrest. In this post, Coolidge Law Firm (certified criminal law specialist in Phoenix, Arizona) would like to...
Interactions with law enforcement can often be intimidating. Because of this, many people end up incriminating themselves. Understanding your rights and how to behave is very important. So is understanding the difference between being detained and getting arrested. Here’s what to do if you ever...
We’ve all heard the phrase in movies or tv shows when a character gets arrested: “You have the right to remain silent.” This phrase is the beginning of a series of statements known as the Miranda Rights. These rights are based on the Fifth Amendment, and...
Under the law, anything voluntarily said or done is considered an admission and can be documented and used as evidence later on. The Fifth Amendment protects your right not to incriminate yourself. It is reiterated within the Miranda rights as your right to remain silent. This...
One of your rights as a United States citizen is the right to an attorney. Along with the Fifth Amendment, which we covered in the first two sections of our Miranda Rights series, the Sixth Amendment also protects your rights if you ever face criminal...
The Sixth Amendment guarantees your right to an attorney if you ever get arrested for a crime. A defense attorney is there to help you fight those criminal charges and avoid a conviction if possible. If you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint one...
If you ever get arrested you will be informed of your rights. The officers might not literally recite all of your Miranda rights, but they are required to tell you what those rights are. Every U.S. citizen has the right to remain silent and the...