How to Use Miranda rights in a Sentence

Miranda rights

plural noun

• Acree appeared in person at 3 p.m. and was read his Miranda rights.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
• Police said Miller confessed to the crime after he was read his Miranda rights.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
• Just to remind everybody, by the way, this meeting continues to be on the record, so you’ve just been read your Miranda rights.
  — Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2018
• Nilo, who was with his fiancée, invoked his Miranda rights.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
• Walton waived his Miranda rights and told police the victim had been threatening to kill him and his family members, the report stated.
  — John H. Tucker, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
• In a small interview room in the homicide unit at Baltimore police headquarters, Knox waived his Miranda rights.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
• After being arrested and advised of his Miranda rights, Oceguera refused to talk.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Despite pleadings by her attorney — this was the girl’s first offense, she’d been questioned by police without a parent or guardian present and was never read her Miranda rights — the judge granted the transfer.
  — Meribah Knight, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2023
• Jarvis read Ward her Miranda rights before interviewing her, according to the report.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
• He and his partner were informed of their rights under General Order 15, a kind of Miranda rights for police, which gives them 48 hours to consult with an attorney before giving a statement.
  — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2023
• One of the officers even read Gruver, another reporter and an office administrator their Miranda rights even though they were never arrested before forcing them outside in the heat to watch the three-hour search.
  — Josh Funk, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Comanche was taken into custody last week in Sacramento before being read his Miranda rights, speaking to Las Vegas police detectives and explaining the plot, the affidavit said.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Among their arguments: The detainees were not informed of their Miranda rights, the government’s conduct was outrageous and the prisoners were subjected to unlawful punishment even before their trial.
  — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2024
• The officer arrested Guo, who continued speaking to authorities after she was given her Miranda rights, according to the affidavit.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024

Last Updated: 2 Sep 2024