Question

A suspect is asked about a crime by a private citizen acting on their own without any police involvement. The suspect makes incriminating statements. These statements are

a) admissible unless the suspect was in police custody
b) inadmissible under Miranda
c) admissible because the Fifth Amendment does not apply to private citizens
d) admissible unless the suspect has been formally charged with a crime

Answer 1

The suspect's incriminating statements would be inadmissible under Miranda rights.option b is answer

Step-by-step explanation:

The suspect's incriminating statements would be inadmissible under Miranda rights. The Miranda warning, derived from the case of Miranda v. Arizona, requires law enforcement to inform suspects of their rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to have an attorney present during custodial interrogation.

If a private citizen acts on their own without police involvement, they are not required to provide the Miranda warning, which means any incriminating statements made by the suspect would not be admissible in court.

This is because the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination applies in both police custody and non-police custody situations. option b is answer