Everyone knows about Miranda rights and everyone knows that, when questioned by police, they do not have to talk. But why do so many defendants talk to the police even when they might be the target of an investigation? Because they feel pressured to do so? They were told by the police that if they talk nothing will happen to them? Who knows. What is clear is that silence is the best defense available to a criminal defendant. Typically someone comes in contact with the police in three
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