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Devastating DUI Charges? Essential Miranda Rights You Must Know

Name: Devastating DUI Charges? Essential Miranda Rights You Must Know
Uploaded: 2025-06-29T06:47:00Z
Channel: Stuart Kirchick
Description: Miranda is widely misunderstood, explains San Jose criminal defense attorney Stuart Kirchick. Warnings are required only when you're both in custody and being interrogated and the state wants to use your statements. If you weren't in custody, roadside statements are admissible regardless; and if you're in custody but say nothing, there's nothing for Miranda to suppress.

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Miranda is widely misunderstood, explains San Jose criminal defense attorney Stuart Kirchick. Warnings are required only when you're both in custody and being interrogated and the state wants to use your statements. If you weren't in custody, roadside statements are admissible regardless; and if you're in custody but say nothing, there's nothing for Miranda to suppress.

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Answered by Stuart Kirchick · San Jose, CA

Highlights

0:54

— the two conditions that actually trigger a Miranda warning

1:16

— why a roadside chat usually isn't 'custodial interrogation'

Frequently Asked Questions

When is a Miranda warning required?

Only when you're both in custody and being interrogated and the state wants to use your statements—two conditions that must both be met.

Is a roadside chat custodial interrogation?

Usually not—so roadside statements are admissible even without a warning, and if you're in custody but say nothing, there's nothing for Miranda to suppress.

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