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		enraged_camel on May 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teacher under fire for informing kids of their Fif... In Miranda vs. Arizona, the Supreme Court said that the admission of an elicited incriminating statement by a suspect not informed of these rights violates the Fifth and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

precisioncoder on May 28, 2013 | [–]

Thanks for that. I'm not a US citizen and was always curious why it was called the Miranda warning. I just read about the case on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_v._Arizona

rayiner on May 28, 2013 | [–]

Miranda is not implicated because the students are not in "custody" as required for Miranda to apply.

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