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1. The origins of the Miranda rule 1. The origins of the Miranda rule
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2. Remaining silent as an exercise of the right to remain silent 2. Remaining silent as an exercise of the right to remain silent
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2.1. A linguistic consideration of the meaning of silence 2.1. A linguistic consideration of the meaning of silence
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3. Berghuis v. Thompkins and its consequences for the right to remain silent 3. Berghuis v. Thompkins and its consequences for the right to remain silent
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4. Speaking to claim the right to remain silent 4. Speaking to claim the right to remain silent
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5. Does Miranda matter anymore? 5. Does Miranda matter anymore?
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22 Silence, Speech, and the Paradox of the Right to Remain Silent in American Police Interrogation
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Published:February 2013
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Abstract
In contemporary jurisprudence, the right to remain silent has been valorized as foundational to human dignity and to human expressive freedom. The right to remain silent is also likely the criminal law doctrine most recognized by the American general public. In fact, given the worldwide marketing of American movies and television dramas, the Miranda warning, beginning, ‘You have the right to remain silent’, may well be the single most widely known principle of criminal law in the world. Yet, despite its deep roots in American legal history and its entrenched status in current popular culture, the right to silence as articulated in Miranda has been subject to a barrage of judicial limitations, qualifications, and exceptions in recent years, to the point where it currently can scarcely be said to provide any meaningful constraint on police interrogation at all. This chapter begins by tracing the origins of the Miranda rule. It then discusses remaining silent as an exercise of the right to remain silent; Berghuis v. Thompkins and its consequences for the right to remain silent; speaking to claim the right to remain silent; and whether Miranda warnings are still relevant.
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