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Landmark Decision of Miranda v. Arizona Turns 60

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Landmark Decision of Miranda v. Arizona Turns 60
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Matthew Mangino
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Sixty years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that police officers are required to inform a suspect that he has the right to remain silent and the right to legal counsel when being questioned.

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Matthew Mangino
Matthew Mangino
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Matthew T. Mangino is of counsel with Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly and George, P.C. Mangino is the former district attorney of Lawrence County, Pa., and spent a six-year term on the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. He is also an adjunct professor at Thiel College, a Creator columnist, and author of “The Executioner’s Toll, 2010.”