Purpose
Alan Dershowitz wrote this book to address the controversial question, “Do we actually have the right to remain silent?” He goes in depth to discuss the fifth amendment and how current times have reshaped how we translate it.
Methodology
Mr. Dershowitz uses a few different types of information to convey his opinion. One of the main sources comes from court cases. Additional information comes from the United States Constitution, Other written books, and essays. The author uses the information to show how the effect of remaining silent in the court cases has led to negative consequences and are mainly secondary, as he doesn’t discuss a time where he may have a similar experience.
Analysis and Review Before I began reading I had the inclined to say yes, we do have the right to remain silent; mainly in police custody but always. We always hear it in the Law and Order tv shows. However, as I read Mr. Dershowitz led me to believe that we don’t. He took me for a spin when he began talking about how we currently live in a “Preventive State”-where the government is focused on preventing crimes before they happen rather than punishing citizens after the crime is committed; To focus of preventing the
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Martinez, where the supreme court believed that police officer didn’t violate the right to remain silent when using force when interrogating. Just taking a step back, I ask the question, how is it not violating the right when you force someone to speak by intimidation or to avoid being injured? The supreme court rules that the fifth amendment is only violated when the information is being used against the individual in a crime. We can’t really over rule what the supreme court says but, wouldn’t it make sense to inform others of this ruling. It could potentially prevent death or injury because that person would know that the truly didn’t have the right to remain silent when being
In this case, the court held that the right to silence was a principle of fundamental justice (core values within the justice system that must triumph over these rights for the good of society). Statements cannot be achieved through police deception and silence
((2015). 14th Amendment) Miranda v. Arizona case Ernesto Miranda was not given equal rights throughout his arrest. From the right to remain silent, self-incrimination, and to right to attorney these are the basic step to obtaining a proper way to arrest. This is lead to the Miranda Right’s “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” (What Are Your…Rights? (2015).)
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney...this is what you hear on all your favorite cop shows. But, where did this saying come from? In 1963 Ernesto Miranda a ninth grade dropout (PBS) was arrested and charged with kidnaping, rape, and armed robbery. The police interrogated him for two hours. During the question Miranda supposedly admitted to all the crimes. The police then used Miranda’s confession to convict him in court. While in prison Miranda appealed his case and eventually brought it to the Supreme Court. The court ruled five to four in favor of Miranda. The Supreme Court was correct in their ruling of Miranda v. Arizona, because the majority opinion correctly argued the fifth and sixth amendments. The dissenting opinion arguments regarding the fifth and sixth amendments were incorrect and in other cases involving due process this amendment was abused. In similar cases the court ruled in favor of the defendant because he was harmed during the interrogation process.
The United States of America prides itself on being a nation in which the people’s rights are put first and foremost. We can speak how we like and do almost anything we want, which are luxuries that people in many other countries are not given. Our Miranda Rights are an example of a guarantee that the American people are given that, at first, was not widespread throughout the world. It was Miranda vs. Arizona that established this vital warning that would enforce the constitutional rights of not only criminals, but of all citizens, and ensure that no American would be incriminated against without knowing their rights.
“(a) Before he is interrogated, a person suspected of a criminal offense must be warned of his constitutional rights to silence and counsel; (b) counsel, including appointed counsel if necessary, must be made available during interrogation; and (c) the suspect may waive both counsel and his right to remain silent by an explicit statement to that effect after warning.” (Elsen, S. H., & Rosett, A.1967, p.646)
The Fifth Amendment, first made in 1791, refers to court rules and equal rights when in court. Without it, it just might be harder in court, nevertheless, it might be easier. In explicating the Fifth Amendment, one can see that the history of its foundation, good and bad effects, and its current implications all play parts in verifying its relevance in today’s society. Predominantly, the Fifth Amendment was fabricated in the year of 1791 to the U.S. Constitution; its purpose is to enforce regulations about safeguarding the rights of citizens accused of a colossal of contrastive crimes.
The familiar phrases that have become well known by many citizens, regardless if one has been taken into custody or not are taken from a ruling in a landmark case, Miranda v. Arizona. According to Scribd website online, some of the contents contained within the Miranda warnings are, “.…‘you have the right to remain silent, anything you
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney...this is what you hear on all your favorite cop shows. But, where did this saying come from? In 1963 Ernesto Miranda a ninth grade dropout (PBS) was arrested and charged with kidnaping, rape, and armed robbery. The police interrogated him for two hours. During the question Miranda supposedly admitted to all the crimes. The police then used Miranda’s confession to convict him in court. While in prison Miranda appealed his case and eventually brought it to the Supreme Court. The court ruled five to four in favor of Miranda. The Supreme Court was correct in their ruling of Miranda v. Arizona, because
What is perhaps the most startling to me in reading Mark Levin’s is in regards to the 5th Amendment.
Being in the privacy of one’s home, gives you comfort, the means to say what you feel, or how you feel. What if someone was listening? Wouldn’t that be uncomfortable? Knowing everything said in one’s house is being heard, and the family inside of it has no clue. One’s house doesn’t seem so comfortable anymore does it? The U.S. Patriot Act violates many privacy and freedom rights given to you buy the bill of rights. The U.S. Patriot Act was written after 9/11 a tragic event in American history that eventually lead to the Afghanistan war. Although the Afghanistan war is over, the Act is still in place and has not been removed. The purpose of this essay is to inform the people of America that the U.S. Patriot Act rapes the nation of its rights.
It is my belief that police should be allowed to freely contact defendants and it is the defendant’s responsibility to invoke their rights to remain silent and rights to counsel on a case by case basis. This paper will explain the difference between a persons Mirandized counsel rights versus their sixth amendment counsel rights, different Supreme Court cases over the years that have demonstrated the court’s position on suspects being questioned by police, and how these decisions are affecting the world of law enforcement today.
Even in the early stages of American history there was an urge to put legally protected freedoms into written government documents. The result was the drafting of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, by James Madison. The applications of the personal freedoms described in the Bill of Rights, particularly the freedom of speech, have been challenged repeatedly in American courts of law and elsewhere. These incidents and challenges of authority reflect the defensive American attitude toward the ever-important freedom of expression and the growing significance of personal rights throughout American history.
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in
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