Legal Question in Criminal Law in Tennessee

I was arrested in a county or having warrants out in another county but they didn't raed me my rights until the county I had warrant out in came to transport me I was in a holding cell and cuffs for over an hour. Is that legal?


Asked on 5/18/14, 3:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Bloodworth

There is no requirement that you be advised of your rights unless you are:

1 - In custody (not free to leave, whether or not cuffs are on and you have been told "you are under arrest"), and;

2 - Are questioned by law enforcement persons about a crime, and;

3 - They intend to use the answers you give against you.

And it is legal to house a person who has been arrested for a reasonable period of time, whether or not cuffed, on a warrant for another jurisdiction. The other jurisdiction should promptly take over possession of the person who was arrested.

So nothing that you describe in your question sounds improper to me.

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Answered on 5/19/14, 7:30 am


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