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List the four warnings provided to citizens in Miranda
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Purpose of Miranda Warnings: 1. Avoid violating the suspects constitutional rights. 2. Encourage officers to follow Miranda rules. 3. Discourage police practices that compel confessions.
As a result of Miranda, when someone is placed in a custodial interrogation two things must happen prior to questioning:
1. The individual is advised of four rights, and the individual knowingly and intelligently waives those rights.
1. Authorities- Police constitute authority, Other's acting in official government capacity.
2. Custody - A formal arrest: when he/she is told he/she is under arrest by the officer OR functional equivalent: when his/her freedom is curtailed to a degree associated with a formal arrest
3. Questioning/ Interrogation