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===United States=== {{See also|Miranda warning}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2019}} [[File:LAPD Gang Investigation Arrest.jpg|thumb|A police officer arresting suspected gang members in [[Los Angeles]], United States]] Based on the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] ruling in ''[[Miranda v. Arizona]]'', after making an arrest, the police must inform the detainee of the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fifth Amendment]] and [[Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Sixth Amendment]] rights for statements made during questioning to be admissible as evidence against the detainee in court. A [[Miranda warning]] is required only when a person is in custody (i.e., is not free to leave) and is being interrogated, and the results of this interrogation are to be used in court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-miranda-v-arizona|title=Facts and Case Summary - Miranda v. Arizona |website= United States Courts|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227122820/https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-miranda-v-arizona|archive-date=February 27, 2024 }}</ref> One common formulation of the warning is<ref>{{cite web |title=''United States v. Plugh'', 648 F.3d 118, 127 (2d Cir.2011), cert. denied, 132 S.Ct. 1610 (2012). |url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=721002024916368331 |website=Google Scholar |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>{{blockquote|You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions. You have the right to have a lawyer with you during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you have the right to stop answering at any time.}}
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