Question

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

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

Answer 1

In Duckworth v. Eagan (1988), the Supreme Court held that the police could create their own Miranda warning as long as it effectively communicated the same essential message of the Miranda rights. The court ruled that the specific wording of the warning is not as critical as the understanding of the rights being conveyed to the suspect. Therefore, the correct answer is:

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