Subject: Re: Leland and MIRANDA (was Re: Cooper was given the solution on a sil From: ADMN8647@Ryerson.CA (Linda Birmingham) Date: 1990-12-07, 07:04 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks In article , dup94@campus.swarthmore.edu (Daniel Pedersen - Keren's Daddy) says: > > > >Speaking of lawsuits, Leland's constitutional rights were being demolished in > >the scene where he is shoved into the cell and questioned - unless during the > >blackout between the two scenes someone had read him his rights and obtained > >a signed waiver from him, declining his right to an attorney. > >The Miranda act, that which just survived an attack on it by Georgie's > >administration in the Supreme Court, states that a suspect must be read his > >"you have the right to remain silent..." and that nothing that that suspect > >says can be used against them in a court of law. The police are not allowed > >to question a suspect _and_obtain_a_legitimate_confession_ in the absence of > >a lawyer representing said suspect. Truman read Leland his rights just before Cooper began questioning him. Also at Leland's previous arrest and court hearing he represented himself, therefore would he not be doing that in this case as well? And anyway would this confession have been used in court, since everyone present agreed that Leland was either insane or possessed by a demon? I think there is also a constitutional requirement regarding being tried when incompetent (Leo, for example). LINDA "Agent Cooper, the problems of our entire society are of a sexual nature"