Score one for the police. Supreme Court puts expiration date on ‘right to remain silent’ A crime suspect who invokes his “right to remain silent” under the famous Miranda decision can be questioned again after 14 days, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. And if he freely agrees to talk then, his incriminatory statements can be [...]
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