Exam 18: Confessions and Admissions: Cases Affirming Miranda

Once a suspect invokes his or her rights after having been given the Miranda warnings, interrogation must continue cautiously.

The Miranda rule applies to:

Miranda is likely the best-known case is law enforcement.

In ________, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Miranda is a constitutional rule, not just a rule of evidence, and therefore it cannot be undone by legislation.

As decided in J.D.B. v. North Carolina, which of the following must be considered as a factor in deciding issues of custody and Miranda warnings.

What was the case that gave way to the Miranda warnings?

What standard should be used to determine the admissibility of statements given to the police after a suspect has been indicted?

The practice by many appellate courts of automatically reversing any conviction involving the erroneous admission of a confession, regardless of the confession's significance, has now been replaced by the ________ doctrine.

Research has indicated that youths have a higher likelihood of making false confessions due to the pressures of custodial interrogation.

Which of the following cases rendered inadmissible in court any evidence obtained as a result of physical torture?

The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination has always been applicable to the states.

Miranda is important because it changed the way courts determine the admissibility of a confession obtained from an in-custody suspect.

Tom is being interrogated by the police but he is not in custody. Tom was not given the Miranda Warning. This would constitute a constitutional violation.

A confession must be suppressed if it is obtained during a detention where officers did not have probable cause for an arrest and where the detention amounted to the functional equivalent of an arrest.

A suspect who has invoked the right to counsel may not be subjected to a police-initiated interrogation even if the interrogation concerns a different crime.

Once a defendant is appointed counsel at a formal court proceeding (e.g. arraignment), they may not validly waive their right to counsel for police interrogation.

Confessions obtained as a result of brutality and coercion are sometimes admissible in court.

Once an accused asks for or has a lawyer, the police must not interrogate the accused except:

A person subjected to a police detention must be given Miranda warnings regardless of the nature or severity of the offense.

Miranda warnings must be given whenever there is a ________.