contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agoA cool guide for police interactionsi.redd.itimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 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-squareskygirl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 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.
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.