Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere' David P. Miranda, President of the New York State Bar Association , New York Law Journal April 29, 2016 The Miranda warning begins "You have the right to remain silent," echoing the Fifth Amendment. A beautiful, simple, fundamental right that more of us should exercise, not just criminal defendants. The next two parts of Miranda concern legal representation, enshrining the basic principles of our system of justice, laid out by the U.S. Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright three years before Miranda v. Arizona : "You have the right to an attorney"; and, "If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you." The rights of an accused are at the heart of our system of justice, which works only if there is a single-minded advocacy for each party on each side of a case. Thus all people, even those accused of a crime—especially those accused of ...
May God in Jesus Christ bless your people and Ireland--Thank You for Your Hospitality, May God always remember your DEEDS. God bless Ireland
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