Rights were read when taken to PD in the holding cell... not while being handcuffed.
2006-06-19 16:24:28 · 13 answers · asked by julieakm 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
It depends if they asked you questions.
I believe it is illegal for the police to ask you questions about the arrest before they read you the rights. If they did ask you questions before reading your rights and you answered them .. then those statements would be thrown out in court.
It's called your Miranda Rights.
2006-06-19 16:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by sugar_lightning 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is perfectly legal to read about anything in the United States unless the community is grossly fundamentalist and does not allow the reading of rights in their jurisdiction. Some would prefer to burn the book containing Constitutional rights. Watch out for those folks.
It is important that a person understand their rights before they are asked questions that might be self-incriminating. Otherwise, a person doesn't have to be read their rights.
2006-06-19 16:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfectly acceptable, as long as the rights were read prior to taking any statement. Any statements made prior to being given the Miranda rights would have to be coroborated by a witness not acting in the capacity of a law enforcement officer.
2006-06-19 16:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by jihad_against_muslims 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is illegal. If someone is arrested the police officer is supposed to read you your miranda rights. In a case where this happens and you have to go to court for whatever was the problem, they can not use anything in the court of law that you said before they read you your miranda rights against you.
2006-06-19 16:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by navy_chik2004 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to Miranda, you are not legally under arrest until you are read your Miranda rights (at least in Florida).
2006-06-19 16:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by fastfrip 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's legal but anything you said before your rights were read can't be used against you in a court of law (unless you say it again after you rights have been read)....it's in law enforcements best interest to read them to you as soon as possible, but sometimes they make mistakes.
2006-06-22 08:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
GET OVER IT, IF HE WAS HANDCUFFED THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD REASON. DON'T LISTEN TO HIS SOB STORY, GET AWAY FROM THE FOOL WHILE YOU CAN, HE SOUNDS LIKE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER FISH IN THE SEA.
2006-06-19 16:27:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep! Restraining someone via handcuffs is a safety precaution for the arresting officers.
2006-06-19 16:29:07 · answer #8 · answered by Paula M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must have your rights read to you at the moment of arrest or you will walk.
2006-06-19 16:29:15 · answer #9 · answered by Memememe 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If he is read his right before questioning commences, he's been read his rights.
2006-06-19 16:58:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋