Dena W. answered • 06/07/19
Patient and Knowledgeable Tutor
Miranda v. Arizona is the case which established guidelines for how detained suspects are informed of their constitutional rights. Better known as "The Miranda Warning," it is only used by law enforcement when a person is in police custody (and usually under arrest) and about to be questioned.
Anything you say to an investigator or police officer before you’re taken into custody—and read your Miranda rights—can be used in a court. The Miranda warning actually includes elements of the Fifth Amendment (protection against self-incrimination), the Sixth Amendment (a right to counsel) and the 14th Amendment (application of the ruling to all 50 states). There isn’t one official Miranda warning that is read to a suspect by a police officer. Each state determines how their law enforcement officers issue the warning.
