The Miranda warnings originated in the Court ruling of Miranda v. Arizona and became mandated to read to a suspect who is in custody and is going to be interrogated (Hall, 2015). In order for Miranda to apply, the court must determine several factors. The court must determine if the suspect was in custody, if an interrogation transpired, if the suspect’s statement was in direct response to an interrogation, if the government used the statement for prosecutorial reasons to prove guilt, and if “the need for Miranda protections outweighs other governmental needs” (Galloway Jr., 1988, p. 797). If all of these factors were determined to be valid in the case in question then the court must determine if the arresting agency were in compliance of
