The Supreme Court’s Latest Miranda Ruling Is A Failure All The Way Around

2019-03-18T18:47:47-05:00February 27th, 2012|Tags: , , , |

What happens when no one comes to the defense of defenseless prisoners? Rulings like last week's decision in Howes v. Field, No. 10-680, where the Supreme Court held that law enforcement questioning of an inmate inside a prison about allegedly criminal events that occurred outside the prison is not necessarily a custodial situation for Miranda purposes. Or, [...]