Does a Respondent have the right to remain silent and to counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McLean, 6 Cal.App.3d 300, 85 Cal.Rptr. 683 (Cal. App. 1970):
Respondent complains that when he was asked this question he was not given warnings as to the right to remain silent and to counsel, citing Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694, and argues that in the absence of his admission, 'Yes, speed,' there was no probable
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