Word: silent
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...inclusion of Dr. Michael DeBakey among latter-day hero physicians. He may be a hero to the medically unsophisticated press and public, but he is no hero to the medical community from which he has isolated himself. The medical profession has displayed its opprobrium with dignity by remaining silent about a man who thrives on noise...
...court had posed the problem for itself in two earlier decisions, and last week, just before adjourning for the summer, it finally got itself off the hook. Neither the vague right to remain silent that had been recognized by Escobedo v. Illinois nor the stricter guidelines for police and prosecutors that had been laid down in Miranda v. Arizona, announced Chief Justice Earl Warren, would be applied retroactively...
...civil rights leaders, Carmichael, free on bond, shouted his anger: "We want black power! Every courthouse in Mississippi ought to be burned down to get rid of the dirt." Marchers and local Negroes picked up the chant: "Black power! Black power!" Even then, officials of Greenwood remained silent, and eventually relented on most of the marchers' demands...
...person in custody is to be subjected to interrogation, he must first be informed in clear and unequivocal terms that he has the right to remain silent-the warning of the right to remain silent must be accompanied by the explanation that anything said can and will be used against the individual in court...
...intended, said Warren, is that as soon as police deprive anyone of freedom "in any significant way," he must be told of his rights. He must be made aware that "he is not in the presence of persons acting solely in his interest." If he chooses to remain silent, the Government must produce evidence against the suspect through painstaking detective work "rather than the cruel, simple expedient of compelling it from his own mouth...