You know the Miranda warning

All of us driving around Atlanta are familar with it.  We've all heard the Miranda warning on TV shows and movies. Some of us have heard it on a more, er, personal level.

One reason why I love the law is that it's always evolving. Sometimes it evolves in ways that help individuals; sometimes it evolves in ways that help the government.

If you're on the receiving end of a Miranda warning in metro Atlanta:

• a police officer doesn't have to tell you all of the possible charges you face or for which you may be under investigation.

• the interrogating officer doesn't have to tell you what the maximum punishment is that you face.

Is this fair?

Fair? Ignorance is not bliss in this instance. Make sure you understand, and everyone you know understands, that if you're being asked to answer police questions, you have the right to remain silent and unless you know all of the suspicions you face, it's probably best to exercise that right and get a lawyer.

DUI and Miranda Rights

Chances are, if you are being arrested for DUI in the Atlanta area, the officer is arresting you based on evidence you gave the officer yourself, without the Miranda rights even being read to you...while you were politely answering the officer's small talk.

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