Several recent court cases have once again confirmed that anything you say can and will be used against you even if you have not been given your Miranda warnings.
In State v. O’Dell, the defendant was stopped for routine traffic violations. Because of the very cold weather, the officer asked the defendant to sit in the [...]
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Everything you say can and will be used against you
Your rights in a criminal case
Search: The general rule is that in order to search a person’s house, property, vehicle or person, law enforcement must have first obtained a search warrant supported by probable cause and signed by a neutral judge. There are exceptions to the search warrant requirement, the most common of which is consent. Law Enforcement often uses [...]