No Miranda rights for now for bombing suspect

By JOSH GERSTEIN | 4/19/13 10:06 PM EDT

The Boston Marathon bombing suspect captured Friday night will not be immediately read his Miranda rights, a Justice Department official said.

The announcement came as a debate broke out among lawmakers, lawyers and political activists over whether the suspect, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, should be prosecuted in a civilian criminal court or subjected to military interrogation — and over when and whether Tsarnaev should be told about his right to an attorney.

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Comment by Cryptocurrency on April 27, 2013 at 2:13pm: thx

Comment by Christopher on April 21, 2013 at 4:30pm: See this Kryptonite:

Dead Boston bomb suspect had wounds 'head to toe'

BOSTON — A doctor involved in treating the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died in a gunbattle with police says he had injuries head to toe and all limbs intact when he arrived at the hospital.

Read more: http://nation.time.com/2013/04/20/doctor-dead-bomb-suspect-had-woun...

Comment by Cryptocurrency on April 21, 2013 at 3:35pm: here christopher

Suspect ‘put gun in his Mouth and Fired as he was Cornered in Boat,...

Comment by Christopher on April 21, 2013 at 12:53pm: Boston bomb suspect may never be OK for questioning
Newly released police video shows injured Dzhokar Tsarnaev hiding in boat before capture

"During an interview Sunday with ABC's This Week, Boston Mayor Tom Menino said authorities may never be able to question the suspect.
Hmmm?

Comment by Christopher on April 21, 2013 at 12:41pm: "When it is a matter of public safety, Miranda Rights don't have to be read - Elaine Morris"

Under the current legal system, albeit broken and corrupt, the normal process, upon making the arrest or detaining a SUSPECT - the suspects still has basic legal rights, i.e. MIRANDA, and they need to be conveyed to the suspect in question.

Under United States law, an element of a crime (or element of an offense) is one of a set of facts that must all be proven to convict a defendant of a crime. Before a court finds a defendant guilty of a criminal offense, the prosecution must present evidence that, even when opposed by any evidence the defense may choose to present, is credible and sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed each element of the particular crime charged.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_%28criminal_law%29

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music - Groucho Marx.

Comment by Christopher on April 21, 2013 at 12:14pm: "I think he did obtain his US citizenship under false facts and lies - Roy Patterson"

No offense - but it really matters not - most times - what we think...what are the facts, and what is the truth?

Comment by Elaine Morris on April 20, 2013 at 7:52pm: When it is a matter of public safety, Miranda Rights don't have to be read.

Comment by Roy Patterson on April 20, 2013 at 4:34pm: My understanding is that the bombing subject is a nationalized US Citizen. If he obtained his citizenship under false facts than his Citizenship can be cancelled and he can be treated like a foreign national terrorists with no rights. I think he did obtain his US citizenship under false facts and lies.

Comment by Mister on April 20, 2013 at 6:12am: Exactly, I do not consent. you do not consent,we do not consent!

Comment by Cryptocurrency on April 20, 2013 at 4:50am: And it is THIS what I believe is the biggest fight on our hands right now. To make sure they can't invoke the Patriot Act and NDAA to detain this man without being indicted by way of our legal system and given a fair trial.