contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 months agoA cool guide for police interactionsi.redd.itimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1410arrow-down124file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1386arrow-down1imageA cool guide for police interactionsi.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 months agoFYI: “I want to speak to a lawyer” is not an unequivocal invocation of your rights. Be specific. “I am invoking my right to have a lawyer present” or something to that effect.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months agoNeed to have the right magical incantation
minus-squareskygirl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThis didn’t used to be the case until the Thompkins ruling amended the Miranda ruling in 2010. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghuis_v._Thompkins Its unfortunate how difficult it is to stay aware of basic rights for lay persons with decisions like this throwing out old assumptions.
FYI: “I want to speak to a lawyer” is not an unequivocal invocation of your rights. Be specific. “I am invoking my right to have a lawyer present” or something to that effect.
Need to have the right magical incantation
This didn’t used to be the case until the Thompkins ruling amended the Miranda ruling in 2010.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghuis_v._Thompkins
Its unfortunate how difficult it is to stay aware of basic rights for lay persons with decisions like this throwing out old assumptions.