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<-Mohammed
- Aug 4, 2009
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I'm okay with that, though I'm not sure 24 hours is necessary. Now, I'm no lawyer, but my understanding of the public safety exception in Miranda is that it designed to attempt to get information that could potentially prevent an immediate threat. My guess, if they don't have that information after 12 hours, we're screwed.
On the upside, the public safety exception allows for the interrogation and evidence gathered prior to reading a suspect his/her rights to be admissible in court.
Good points, well, there you have it. The procedure already has a waiting period built in.
Terror suspects can already be fully Mirandized just as any other criminal would be, with wiggle room provided for public safety.
Seems like the existing law already suits everybody's needs.