In Miami last week, seven men charged with rape were released with out trial; in Los Angeles, a confessed murderer under sentence of death went free. In Cincinnati, a silent robbery suspect was let go and promptly committed another crime.
All of these troubling cases were direct results of the Supreme Court's sweeping decision in Miranda v. Arizona (TIME, June 24). Applying the Fifth Amendment guarantee against selfincrimination, the court ruled that every suspect must now be "warned prior to any questioning that he has the right to remain silent, and...
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