The Supreme Court will soon decide a Fifth Amendment-related case over whether a person accused of a crime can seek relief if a law enforcement officer failed to recite Miranda warnings.
Justices on Wednesday heard arguments in the case Vega v. Tekoh, which calls to question whether a person may state a claim for relief against a law enforcement officer"simply on an officer's failure to provide the warnings prescribed" in Miranda v. Arizona, the landmark 1966 decision that protects the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
In 2014, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Carlos Vega brought Tekoh to a private room to talk but did not advise Tekoh of his Miranda rights, including a notice of one's right against self-incrimination while in police custody. The defendant was eventually found not guilty by a jury despite having his un-Mirandized statement introduced in the prosecution’s case.
The Justice Department sided with Vega on Wednesday, challenging the plaintiff's point that Miranda was a constitutional rule. In essence, since the Constitution does not mention the 1966 decision explicitly, it has become a"prophylactic" rule, according to the DOJ. Justice Clarence Thomas offered a hypothetical to Suri, asking what happens in a situation if"a police officer lies?"
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