The Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers can’t be sued when they violate the rights of criminal suspects by failing to provide the familiar Miranda warning before questioning them.
wrote in his majority opinion that "a violation of Miranda is not itself a violation of the Fifth Amendment" and "we see no justification for expanding Miranda to confer a right to sue" under the federal law known as Section 1983. The law allows people to sue police officers and other governmental workers for violations of constitutional rights.wrote that the decision "prevents individuals from obtaining any redress when police violate their rights under Miranda.
The case began when a woman who suffered a stroke said she was assaulted at a Los Angeles hospital and identified hospital worker Terrence Tekoh as her attacker. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Vega talked to Tekoh, who signed a statement confessing to the assault. Both sides agree that Vega did not read Tekoh his rights before their conversation at the hospital. But they disagree about whether Tekoh was coerced into confessing.Even with the statement used against him at trial, a jury acquitted Tekoh of criminal charges. Tekoh then turned around and sued Vega, who twice prevailed at civil trials over his conduct. But a federal appeals court ruled Tekoh should have another chance.The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
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