" (p. 471).

Finally, the Court ruled that the police could not interrogate suspects who expressed the desire to exercise their right to remain silent and that. "Once warnings have been given, the subsequent procedure is clear. If the individual indicates in any manner, at any time prior to or during questioning, that he wishes to remain silent, the interrogation must cease." (pp. 473-74). If the interrogation continues and if the suspect confesses, the confession cannot be admitted at the suspect's trial. (p. 471).

Personal Analysis

I think that the Court went too far in ruling that the Fifth Amendment privilege protects criminal suspects during police interrogations. The majority's rationale about protecting a zone of mental privacy is not very convincing. As Amar and Lettow have pointed out, the legal system routinely compels individuals to testify about highly personal or intimate matters that they would prefer to keep private. (1995,...
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