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 5TH AMENDMENTS AND MIRANDA WARNINGS   Education,Law,Writing 5th amendments and Miranda warnings are used to protect the constitutional rights of an individual. Miranda warnings came to place after the Miranda v. Arizona case. After the US Supreme Court in 1966 decided a case of Miranda v. Arizona, they declared that the person in police custody and before questioning must be informed of the 5th amendment. The 5th amendment helps a suspect in making the self-incriminating statements. It is very important that everybody in police custody is informed of the Miranda warnings before being questioned. To begin with, suspects must be told that  they have right to remain silent, have right to have an attorney, anything said can be used against the court of law and if one cannot afford an attorney , one will be provided by the government at its own cost. If a police officer questions suspects without first informing of the Miranda rights, the confession made is termed as involuntary and cannot