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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Court hears case over deputy who didn't read Miranda rights

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

You have the right to remain silent. Everyone knows police aren't supposed to question suspects without reading them their Miranda rights.

But what happens when law enforcement officers don't first read suspects their rights? The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether a sheriff's deputy can be sued for money damages for violating the rights of a hospital employee who was accused of sexually assaulting a patient.

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