Topic > Pros and cons of Mirande's Confessions - 728

nd). This must occur prior to questioning, in order to preserve the admissibility of the statement or statements made in relation to a crime. Therefore, once these rights have been read to a person, they can choose whether to say something or not. Furthermore, a person cannot waive these rights unless he or she is able to do so knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily (psycholegalassessments.com. nd). Therefore, if they confess to a crime after being read these rights or falsely warned, they can be held responsible for their action because they understood their rights but still made a statement and that statement can be used against them in a court of law to convict them for the