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Article: Miranda rights imperiled more by `Oprah' than by justices
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2000
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Miranda rights imperiled more by `Oprah' than by justices
By ERICA S. PERL
Sunday, July 9, 2000
In a dramatically lighted room, two police officers stand over a
criminal defendant. One reads the Miranda rights, and the accused
closes his eyes. Suddenly, his chair seems more comfortable and the
one-way mirror on the wall becomes a sea of interested faces. The
female officer's uniform seems a softer shade of blue, and the look
on her face becomes one of sisterly concern. The defendant opens his
eyes and begins to recount his story.
"Where did you think you were, the Oprah Winfrey Show?" I snap at
my client. I have just received a copy of the statement he provided
to the police, including a ...