The Miranda Warnings

question 15

Multiple Choice

The Miranda warnings

• A) are criminal procedural rules that require illegally obtained evidence to be excluded from a criminal trial.
• B) put a criminal suspect on notice that he or she may not request a speedy trial.
• C) are issued when the federal government believes that a terrorist attack is imminent.
• D) are a series of statements informing criminal suspects, on their arrest, of their constitutional rights.
• E) are given to criminal suspects when they have been charged with double jeopardy.

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Definitions:

Misrepresentation

A false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which induces the latter party into a contract.

Concept

An abstract idea or a general notion that represents the fundamental characteristics of what it describes.

Tertiary

Pertains to the third level or stage in a series; often refers to post-secondary education or the service sector in the economy.

Primary

Relating to the first or earliest stage, level, or period; often signifies something that is of most importance.