Garrity v. New Jersey
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Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493
(1967), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States
held that law enforcement officers and other public employees have the right to be free from compulsory self-incrimination. It gave birth to the Garrity warning
, which is administered by federal agents to suspects in internal and administrative investigations in a similar manner as the Miranda warning
is administered to suspects in criminal investigations.
Case citation
Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported...
(1967), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
held that law enforcement officers and other public employees have the right to be free from compulsory self-incrimination. It gave birth to the Garrity warning
Garrity Warning
The Garrity warning is an advisement of rights usually administered by U.S. federal agents to federal employees and contractors in internal investigations...
, which is administered by federal agents to suspects in internal and administrative investigations in a similar manner as the Miranda warning
Miranda warning
The Miranda warning is a warning given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody before they are interrogated to preserve the admissibility of their statements against them in criminal proceedings. In Miranda v...
is administered to suspects in criminal investigations.