You have the right to remain silent, anything you say or do will be held against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney and the attorney can be present the time of questioning. If you can’t afford an attorney one can be appointed by the state of law. This is also known as the Miranda Rule that was established in 1966. (Siegel, L. J. 2011, p. 148). The defendant must be read the rights at the time of arrest, otherwise any information gathered from the interrogation is thrown out and can’t be used. Miranda rights waived. The defendant can choose to relinquish their rights to the Miranda warning. The officer that makes the arrest must be sure that the state can prove the Miranda warning was stated and the defendant is of age.