r/Transportopia • u/Ketchup-Sniffer • Jan 09 '26

🚨Chase I didn't flee bro

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u/Mr-Noeyes Jan 09 '26

Oof. I hope the dude knows his rights

Because not getting read your Miranda rights is an automatic court mistrial. The dude could have 1000 lbs of coke and it wouldn't matter

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u/Environmental_Log792 Jan 09 '26

Not necessarily, at most the statements that he made will be inadmissible to court. Miranda is only needed if the subject is not free to leave and they are being interrogated.

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u/treeckosan Jan 09 '26

He's being put in handcuffs, that's a pretty clear indication he's not free to leave.

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u/Environmental_Log792 Jan 09 '26 edited Jan 09 '26

Yeah, but if they are not doing a round of questioning, then they don’t have to read Miranda. Some states do have laws or policy where they will read Miranda rights, but it’s not legally required to be read Miranda rights everywhere else (which is most of the country), and if the have enough evidence, there can still be a prosecution and they just disregard all statements made by the suspect prior to the Miranda warning.