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Police have to read a suspect his or her Miranda Rights because it is required in the Constitution.

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Kind of but not really.

In Miranda, the Supreme Court set forth a new requirement wherein the police were required to tell suspects of their rights under the 5th Amendment.

So, while the Miranda Warning is not listed in the Constitution, the Miranda Warning does reference 5th Amendment rights.

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