Question

In Duckworth v. Eagan (1988), the Supreme Court held that the police?

a. had been too harshly burdened by the Miranda decision and no longer had to follow it.
b.could create their own Miranda warning if it communicated the same message.
c.did not need to read the Miranda warning if they considered a suspect to be dangerous.
d.could create any warning they chose so long as they got a conviction.

Answer 1

could create their own Miranda warning if it communicated the same message.

Answer 2

b.could create their own Miranda warning if it communicated the same message.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case Duckworth v. Eagan (1988) the Supreme Court decided that police officers don’t need to used the specific language of the Miranda decision so long as they give the suspect the information about his constitutional rights.