Whenever law enforcement performs a custodial interrogation of a suspect in the United States, it always begins with the reading of “Miranda warnings,” starting with “the right to remain silent.” These warnings are intended to protect the suspect’s constitutional rights, in particular the Fifth Amendment’s right against self-incrimination.

Where does "the right to remain silent" originate? Prof. Paul Cassell of the University of Utah College of Law investigates Miranda v. Arizona’s iconic and controversial Miranda warnings.

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Learn more about Paul Cassell:
https://faculty.utah.edu/u0031056-PAUL_G._CASSELL/hm/index.hml

Follow Paul Cassell on Twitter: @pgcassell
https://twitter.com/pgcassell?lang=en

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Related Links & Differing Views:

De Paul Law Review: “Miranda v. State of Arizona - The Fifth Amendment Enters the Police Station”
https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=3178&context=law-review

Boston University Law Review: “The Miranda Case Fifty Years Later”
https://repository.law.umich.edu/articles/1858

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology: “Over-Reaction-- The Mischief of Miranda v. Arizona
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6317&context=jclc

Chapman Law Review: “Does Miranda Protect the Innocent or the Guilty?”
https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1826&context=fss_papers