Traffic Violation: Miranda Warning and 5th Amendment Rights
The Fifth Amendment is a provision of the United States
Constitution that gives you the right to remain silent. The
State cannot compel your testimony. If you’re stopped by the
police you’re supposed to be given the Miranda warnings. You
have the right top remain silent, anything you say can and will
be used against you and so forth. And among those rights are you
have a right to remain silent, exercise it. It is a
constitutional right, you don’t have to give a statement to the
police. Still be polite but you can still tell the officer, I’m
going to remain silent per the Fifth Amendment and then you come
in and talk to me and then we’ll come up with a strategy from
there.
If you might have a Traffic Violation case, Contact our Traffic Violation lawyers immediately for help.