“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law.” The right to remain silent helps protect the accused from confessing anything about the crime without a lawyer present. In the (Miranda. v. Arizona.) 1996, case Ernesto Miranda did not know the rights he had and had confessed to the crime. The right to remain silent protects the person from saying anything that could be used against them in court. The accused has an option to not gives answers that might be used against them in the court of law when the police are questioning them.
