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California v. Prysock, 453 U.S. 355 (1981)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
California v. Prysock, 453 U.S. 355 (1981)
California v. Prysock No. 80-1846 Decided June 29, 1981 453 U.S. 355
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL
OF CALIFORNIA, FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
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Held: There is no rigid rule requiring that the content of the warnings to an accused prior to police interrogation required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, be a virtual incantation of the precise language contained in the Miranda opinion. Thus, the California Court of Appeal erred in holding that Miranda warnings were inadequate simply because of the order in which they were given to respondent (a minor), where, after he was told that he had "the right to talk to a lawyer before you are questioned, have him present with you while you are being questioned, and all during the questioning," he was informed that he had the right to have his parents present, and then was informed that he had "the right to have a lawyer appointed to represent you at no cost to yourself." These warnings adequately conveyed to respondent his right to have a lawyer appointed if he could not afford one prior to and during interrogation, and the Court of Appeal erred in concluding otherwise.
Certiorari granted; reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," California v. Prysock, 453 U.S. 355 (1981) in 453 U.S. 355 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=27G68TI3VJW15VM.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." California v. Prysock, 453 U.S. 355 (1981), in 453 U.S. 355, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=27G68TI3VJW15VM.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in California v. Prysock, 453 U.S. 355 (1981). cited in 1981, 453 U.S. 355. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=27G68TI3VJW15VM.
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