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Living With Miranda: A Reply To Professor Grano, Martin H. Belsky

Akron Law Faculty Publications

Ten years ago, I wrote a review-Whither Miranda -of Liva Baker's book, Miranda: Crime, Law & Politics. In that article, I suggested that Miranda v. Arizona actually has had little impact on the day-to-day operations of the police or other investigative agencies. Interviews, questioning, and interrogations are conducted almost exactly as they had been before Miranda, except for the addition of warning cards in formal settings.

In addition, I argued Miranda's value as a legal precedent has been minimal. “Today, in almost all the cases involving admissions, the essential issue is voluntariness, the same issue stressed before Miranda. The only …