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The Right to Remain Silent

By Baker Associates

For many people, the phrase ?you have the right to remain silent?? is just a snazzy saying they hear on police dramas. For others, however, it is an important reminder of a Constitutional right that can be extremely beneficial if invoked when necessary. The right to remain silent derives from the Constitutional protection against self-incrimination afforded to criminal suspects. In its simplest form, it is the right to refuse to say anything that may implicate oneself as being involved in criminal activity. While the famous phrase quoted above is part of a standard Miranda warning that is typically given when a suspect is being arrested, the right to remain silent extends farther than that and can be invoked at routine traffic stops if necessary...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on January 27, 2010 (boomark / email).