Archive for the ‘Miranda Rights’ Category

When Should My Rights Be Read to Me and What Does It Mean If They Are?

Published June 8th, 2012. By John M. Howe of Lesser, Lesser, Landy and Smith, PLLC

The most common questions I receive during criminal consultations relate to when the individual’s Constitutional (Miranda) rights were read to them or that they were not read at all.  There is a lot of confusion among citizens and even law …

Why Not to Rely on Police Miranda Warnings – Always Ask for a Lawyer!

Published August 11th, 2011. By John M. Howe of Lesser, Lesser, Landy and Smith, PLLC

On July 8, 2011, Scott Coleman learned the hard way that a police officer’s failure to read him his complete Miranda warnings might not afford a criminal defendant the same protections it once might have. [See State v. Coleman, 36 …


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