Your “Miranda” rights are: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to have a lawyer present during any questioning.
However, law enforcement does not have to read Miranda rights (also known as “Mirandize”) to you before asking any and every question.
Miranda warnings are not required when the suspect is unaware that they are speaking to a law enforcement officer and gives a voluntary statement.
Strikingly, results showed that although the detective's demeanor had no effect, participants who were truly innocent were significantly more likely to sign a waiver than those who were guilty.
To determine whether a suspect has knowingly and intelligently waived Miranda rights, a court must appraise the “totality of the circumstances” including the suspect's “age, experience, education, background and intelligence” and “whether he has the capacity to understand the warnings given him, the nature of his Fifth ...
Once properly advised of Miranda rights, a suspect may waive them provided the waiver is voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently made.
Because a waiver is defined as an “intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known right,”6 the United States Supreme Court has ruled that Miranda waivers must be both “knowing” and “in- telligent.”7 While this is a fundamental rule, for various reasons it continues to be a frequent source of litigation.
Miranda rights typically do not apply during a stop and frisk, since these stops and searches are usually conducted before performing an arrest.