The Fifth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
In 1966, there was a supreme case called Miranda v. Arizona which the Supreme Court ruled that the fifth amendment privilege againest self incrimination requires law enforcement to advise a suspect that before a custodial interrigation, a suspect must be informed of both his or her privileges against incriminating oneself and to obtain an attorney. Miranda warnings must be given before any questioning by law enforcement officials.
The fifth amendment was developed because the found fathers wanted to protect the basic rights of the accused. They objected to many of the ways they were treated by the British in matters of crime and justice. The fifth amendment provide the many protections from unfair methods of prosecution and interrogation. …show more content…
Miranda Rights are you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law, you have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you. Basically it states that you do not have to talk if you feel like you are going to incriminate yourself during an interrogation. Also you have the right to a lawyer and if you cannot afford one, one will be given to you. You can plead the fifth which is to refuse to answer any question because the response could form self incriminating evidence.
This amendment is important because it protects you against implicating yourself as well as having the right to a lawyer. This amendment protects people being accused that they don't have to talk to if they feel as though something they say will enmesh them. It gives you a right to trial, a right to choose not testigy against your self, right to due process and right to be compenated if the government ever needs to take your property. Without the fifth amendment the court and law enforement could basically do pretty muh whatever they wanted to
In 1966, there was a supreme case called Miranda v. Arizona which the Supreme Court ruled that the fifth amendment privilege againest self incrimination requires law enforcement to advise a suspect that before a custodial interrigation, a suspect must be informed of both his or her privileges against incriminating oneself and to obtain an attorney. Miranda warnings must be given before any questioning by law enforcement officials.
The fifth amendment was developed because the found fathers wanted to protect the basic rights of the accused. They objected to many of the ways they were treated by the British in matters of crime and justice. The fifth amendment provide the many protections from unfair methods of prosecution and interrogation. …show more content…
Miranda Rights are you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law, you have the right to an attorney, if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you. Basically it states that you do not have to talk if you feel like you are going to incriminate yourself during an interrogation. Also you have the right to a lawyer and if you cannot afford one, one will be given to you. You can plead the fifth which is to refuse to answer any question because the response could form self incriminating evidence.
This amendment is important because it protects you against implicating yourself as well as having the right to a lawyer. This amendment protects people being accused that they don't have to talk to if they feel as though something they say will enmesh them. It gives you a right to trial, a right to choose not testigy against your self, right to due process and right to be compenated if the government ever needs to take your property. Without the fifth amendment the court and law enforement could basically do pretty muh whatever they wanted to