Should Miranda Rights Have Freedom Infringed?

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The Constitution created a set of amendments to the Bill of Rights and these rights are meant for the citizens of the United States and the government cannot be able to take away these rights. In most cases, the rights of the people can be infringed due to the government officials such as the police officers they are meant to protect public safety. But towards the people who are being accused should not have their freedom infringed this is known as Miranda Rights. Miranda Rights are a set of laws placed after the ruling of Miranda v. Arizona where the accused was not offered a lawyer and Mr. Miranda was prosecuted and he was not informed of his 5th and 6th amendment. Miranda Rights are warnings given announced to the accused before an interrogation

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