#miranda-rights

#miranda-rights

A confession is often seen as the gold standard of evidence in a criminal case, leading to guilty verdicts even when there is no other evidence, when there's a reason to think the confession was involuntary, and even when other evidence like DNA contradicts the story in the confession. Throughout the last four or five decades, scientists have learned a lot about the psychology of interrogations and confessions.

Custodial interrogation triggers important legal safeguards, like Miranda warnings. If not in custody, you may leave questioning, though most don’t exercise that right.