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U.S. Supreme Court

Aug. 3, 2010

Court's Recent Miranda Rulings Won't Have Broad Impact

Although the U.S. Supreme Court issued three rulings last term trimming defendants' protections during police interrogations, criminal lawyers say they are unlikely to have much impact on the ground.

By Lawrence Hurley

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Although the U.S. Supreme Court issued three much-discussed rulings last term trimming back the protections for defendants during police interrogations, criminal lawyers say they are unlikely to have much impact on the ground.

A combination of police using their interviewing expertise to skirt the law, defendants realizing they have a right not to talk and the narrow is...

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