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The Right to Counsel and Privilege Against Self-incrimination : Rights and Liberties Under the Law by JOHN B.TAYLOR, John B Taylor, ABC-Clio Information Services, <p>Taylor</p>, <p>John</p> <p>B.</p>, John B. Taylor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In 1963, Ernesto Miranda, a poor Mexican immigrant, was arrested for kidnapping and rape. A two-hour interrogation resulted in a confession, and Miranda was convicted and sentenced to 60 years in prison. The police had never informed him of his right not to incriminate himself. Miranda argued that his conviction should be overturned, and the Supreme Court agreed. Since then, the term "Miranda rights" has become shorthand for the rights of the accused.Written by a specialist in U.S. constitutional law, this book provides careful analysis of the ongoing conflict between the ideals of public safety and of civil liberties. Coverage includes a thorough analysis of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and how they are put into practice. An A-Z section of key people, laws, and concepts, a chronology, a table of cases cited, an annotated bibliography, and a comprehensive index round out the work. Right to Counsel and Privilege against Self-Incrimination: Rights and Liberties under the Law explores the origins, historical development, current status, and future of two rights intended to protect persons accused of crimes. Two shocking case studiesoPowell v. Alabama and Bro

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Author
JOHN B.TAYLOR, John B Taylor, ABC-Clio Information Services, <p>Taylor</p>, <p>John</p> <p>B.</p>, John B. Taylor
Publisher
ABC-CLIO; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9786610713127
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Law

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