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米兰达诉亚利桑那案毫无疑问的是美国刑法思想上有史以来最著名的判例一一很难想象任何一个美国人会不知道那著名的警告:你有权保持沉默。你对任何一个警察所说的一切都将可能被作为法庭对你不利的证据。你有权在接受讯问时要求律师在场。如果你请不起律师,法定可以为你指定一名律师。事实上,由于美国影视作品覆盖全球的影响力,米兰达警告甚至已被不认可它的法律效力的国家的公民所熟知。作为普遍提升公众法律意识的一种传播媒介,米兰达或许是有史以来最成功的教育项目。但是尽管有表面的成功,它却没能实现在警察羁押中保护犯罪嫌疑人不受警察强迫讯问的本来目的。因此,学者和评论家们将它冠以“叹为观止的败笔”(Thomas 2004:1091)、一个“错误”(Stuntz 2001:975)、一出“闹剧”(Garcia 1998:497)、“走过场”(Uviller 1996:124)、一场“骗局”(Slobogin 2003:
Miranda v Arizona is undoubtedly the most famous jurisprudence in the history of American criminal law - it is hard to imagine any famous American who would not know the famous warning that you have the right to remain silent. Everything you say to any policeman may be taken as evidence that the court is against you. You have the right to request a lawyer to be present at the time of the examination. If you can not afford a lawyer, the law can appoint you as a lawyer. In fact, because of the global reach of American film and television productions, Miranda warned that it was even familiar to citizens of countries that did not recognize its legal validity. As a medium of general public awareness raising, Miranda is perhaps the most successful education project ever. However, despite its superficial success, it failed to achieve its original purpose of protecting suspects from being questioned by the police in police custody. Scholars and critics have therefore labeled it “Breath of Sorrows” (Thomas 2004: 1091), a “Stuntz 2001: 975”, a “Garcia 1998: 497 ), ”Uviller 1996: 124,“ ”Slobogin 2003: