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[quote user="erikem"] [quote user="Bucyrus"] Miranda says that anything you say can be held against you in court.  So if a suspects talks to the police with Miranda, what he says can be used against him in court.  And without Miranda, what he says can be used against him in court.  So what difference does Miranda make? [/quote] If and only if the suspect was advised of his rights beforehand. From what I understand of the Miranda ruling, nothing the suspect says can be used against him/her if they aren't advised of their rights prior to their talking. Keep in mind that most people who are arrested can post bail, but some suspects are considered dangerous enough that bail will be denied.[/quote] If that is the case, then the apparent reason for withholding the Miranda notice is to permit the suspect to talk freely to investigators about the crime in exchange for the legal system not using his pre-trial testimony against him in the trial.  This would presumeably encourage the suspect to answer questions ahead of the trial with the hope that the discussion will reveal information leading to more suspects who may be involved. That makes sense to me.   So the withholding of Miranda is just part of a procedure to grant a sort of immunity to the suspect from being prosecuted for his pre-trial discussion of the case.
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