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Custody

A state in which a person's freedom to move or freedom to leave is restricted; one of the two factors that triggers Miranda.

What Right Law Group attorneys say

A question that's designed to elicit an incriminating response, for example, is how much alcohol did you have to drink? And you're sitting there in handcuffs? Now, the reason I said you're sitting there in handcuffs is that question, how much alcohol did you have to drink can be designed to elicit an incriminating response or cannot be. And what we see happening is it depends on whether or not you are in custody, and being questioned in a way that you could be made to incriminate yourself. So those are the two factors when we're looking at whether or not Miranda rights have to be read.
Alexis Austin Litle · The Cops Never Read Me My Rights!! // Right Law GroupWatch clip ↗
Police can ask you investigative questions, they can ask you basic questions to decide if this is a case. But once you are in custody, in other words, if your freedom to move or your freedom to leave is restricted, you're in custody and police custody, and then they start asking you questions that could incriminate yourself. That's when Miranda kicks in.
Alexis Austin Litle · The Cops Never Read Me My Rights!! // Right Law GroupWatch clip ↗
So if you have a case where you were arrested and never read your rights, you may have a violation or you may not. So if you're arrested, and they just haul you off to jail, and you don't say anything, they don't ask you any questions. There's no violation there. If they arrest you, and you just start spouting off at the mouth saying all kinds of things and they didn't ask you any questions. You yourself you are just voluntarily giving information. But if they put you in handcuffs, they're taking you to jail and then they start asking you questions about what happened. That is where they have to read your rights. The best thing you can possibly do for yourself is have an experienced criminal defense attorney look at your case.
Alexis Austin Litle · The Cops Never Read Me My Rights!! // Right Law GroupWatch clip ↗
it depends on whether or not you are in custody, and being questioned in a way that you could be made to incriminate yourself. So those are the two factors when we're looking at whether or not Miranda rights have to be read.
Alexis Austin Litle · The Cops Never Read Me My Rights!! // Right Law GroupWatch clip ↗
But once you are in custody, in other words, if your freedom to move or your freedom to leave is restricted, you're in custody and police custody, and then they start asking you questions that could incriminate yourself. That's when Miranda kicks in.
Alexis Austin Litle · The Cops Never Read Me My Rights!! // Right Law GroupWatch clip ↗

Frequently asked questions

But once you are in custody, in other words, if your freedom to move or your freedom to leave is restricted, you're in c...

Alexis explains: "But once you are in custody, in other words, if your freedom to move or your freedom to leave is restricted, you're in custody and police custody, and then they start asking you questions that could incriminate yourself. That's when Miranda kicks in."

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it depends on whether or not you are in custody, and being questioned in a way that you could be made to incriminate yourself.

Alexis explains: "it depends on whether or not you are in custody, and being questioned in a way that you could be made to incriminate yourself. So those are the two factors when we're looking at whether or not Miranda rights have to be read."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip
Police can ask you investigative questions, they can ask you basic questions to decide if this is a case.

Alexis explains: "Police can ask you investigative questions, they can ask you basic questions to decide if this is a case. But once you are in custody, in other words, if your freedom to move or your freedom to leave is restricted, you're in custody and police custody, and then they start asking you questions that could incriminate yourself. That's when Miranda kicks in."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip
So if you have a case where you were arrested and never read your rights, you may have a violation or you may not.

Alexis explains: "So if you have a case where you were arrested and never read your rights, you may have a violation or you may not. So if you're arrested, and they just haul you off to jail, and you don't say anything, they don't ask you any questions. There's no violation there. If they arrest you, and you just start spouting off at the mouth saying all kinds of things and they didn't ask you any questions. You yourself you are just voluntarily giving information. But if they put you in handcuffs, they're taking you to jail and then they start asking you questions about what happened. That is where they have to read your rights. The best thing you can possibly do for yourself is have an experienced criminal defense attorney look at your case."

Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip

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