PLEASE WATCH #HABERPA'S VIDEOFAQ # 391 "What are Miranda Warnings?" @ https://youtu.be/hFcosuojZRg
This Blog Post is a PSA (i.e. a "Public Service Announcement" that's designed to provide the folks with important information) but it also both marks the rollout of this latest batch of #HaberPA's VideoFAQs and highlights # 391) "What are Miranda Warnings?" and finally it's a shameless plug for #MichaelHaberLaw (#HaberPA's YouTube channel). Disclosures complete let's get to it:
- The PSA: #HaberPA's VideoFAQ # 391 explains what what Miranda Warnings are and goes like this:
"Thanks for asking me “What are Miranda Warnings?”
If you’ve ever watched any crime drama tv show or movie since 1966 (1966 is the year that the Supreme Court of the United States decided the seminal case of Miranda v Arizona) then you’ve likely heard some variation of the Miranda Warnings:
“You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions.
If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future.
If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish.
If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present, you will still have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to an attorney.”
The purpose of Miranda Warnings is to advise, and to thereby protect, each and every arrested persons’ 5th Amendment constitutional right against “compelled self-incrimination” and to let them know that they have a 6th Amendment right to counsel BEFORE the police can engage in the “custodial interrogation” of a detained person.
The reason Miranda Warnings exist is because in 1963 a guy named Ernesto Miranda was arrested by the Phoenix Police Department for a kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery. After a 2 hour interrogation Ernesto hand-wrote a confession on a police form that contained the following language: “this statement has been made voluntarily and of my own free will, with no threats, coercion or promises of immunity and with full knowledge of my legal rights, understanding any statement I make can and will be used against me.” The problem was that no one from the Phoenix PD ever read, explained or made sure that Ernesto was ever made aware of any of that critical small print on the bottom of the form that he signed. Two years later, and after he was convicted, the US Supreme Court made sure that that would never happen again (or, if it did, that whomever’s rights were violated would thereafter have a remedy in criminal court)."
- The roll-out: Over the course of Memorial Day weekend we published #HaberPA VideoFAQs # 376 - 401, 5 of which deal with The Fourth Amendment per se, another 5 of which deal directly with the subject of warrants, 4 of which deal with searches and Motions to Suppress, 3 of which deal with Miranda Rights, 1 on "Spoliation of Evidence", 1 on "Chain of Custody" and 6 that deal with Arrests (more specifically 2 of which are generic, 2 concerning "Contempt of Cop" and 2 on "Gratuitous Charges").
Again, today we are highlighting # 391) "What are Miranda Warnings?", which you can watch at the following URL: https://youtu.be/hFcosuojZRg
- The shameless plug: #HaberPA's VideoFAQ catalogue is now up to 401 Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, DUI, BUI, Domestic Violence, Evidence, Crime Victim Rights and Seal & Expunge "Webisodes" and we are currently scripting 24 new ones concerning such topics as: The 6th Amendment, Public Defenders vs. Private Criminal Defense Counsel, lawyer ethics (insert snarky oxymoron joke here...) and client's rights as are imposed upon all lawyers in The Sunshine State via the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar and updated firearm / gun laws in Florida's new Constitutional Carry era.
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Each #HaberPA VideoFAQ focuses on a specific question, most are 1 - 2 minutes long, but several in this latest batch are closer to the 3 minute mark (another relevant aside alert: "Necessity" is what we call an "affirmative defense", or a defense which negates the "intent" or Mens Rea" element of an otherwise criminal act as the actor's illegal conduct only occurred under threat, usually threat of harm), and while we may not always be successful in our endeavor we do consistently strive to make each VideoFAQ short, pointed, creative, entertaining and, most importantly, informative.
While I admittedly conjure a healthy percentage of the "questions" that form our VideoFAQs a substantial portion of them are in fact inspired by real world questions from others (e.g. clients, potential clients, random folks on social media / the internet, friends, family, colleagues, etcetera). Should you have a legal questions that you'd like #HaberPA to address then you're welcome - encouraged even - to SUBMIT it / them to me, be it by email (Sharky910@aol.com), calling or texting my cell phone (305-798-2220), messaging me on X /Twitter (@Sharky910), MeWe (also @Sharky910), on YouTube (via MichaelHaberLaw) or by PM'ing me right here on FB and, assuming that your proposed topic is both appropriate and fits within our wheelhouse then we'll be happy to provide you with a custom tailored video answer to your relevant question.
With all that said I hope that you enjoy # 391, that if you've not yet done so then that you become a #MichaelHaberLaw subscriber and in any event that you know that no attorney-client relationship with either #HaberPA or Michael A. Haber, Esq. exists as a result of watching any of our VideoFAQs. Any and all information which is both contained in and may be construed from our VideoFAQ is meant to be generic in nature, should only be considered as academic and is not intended to be construed as legal advise to any specific individual for any specific case. Should you wish to seek actual legal advise then please feel free to contact #HaberPA directly.
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