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February 22, 2012

Supreme Court Limits Prisoners' Miranda Rights 
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The Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday limiting the circumstances
in which prisoners need to be read their rights prior to interrogation.
The case hinged on an inmate who confessed to a sex crime after being
questioned for five to seven hours by armed deputies without being read
his Miranda rights. The prisoner, Randall Fields, was being held for
disorderly conduct in a Michigan jail and was told he could return to
his cell. In a 6-to-3 vote, the majority, led by Justice Samuel Alito,
said Fields was not considered to be in custody at the time.



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