"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand these rights?"

If you've ever seen a TV show, or a movie, or if you've unfortunately been arrested, you are familiar with what is known as the Miranda warning. Now where does this warning come from? Well, many believe it's not from the Constitution or common law, but it was simply a product of the Supreme Court's fertile imagination. But be that as it may, it is the law and it's a law that says you have the right to remain silent.

Ironically, one of the victims of the Miranda opinion was Ernesto Miranda himself. This rapist, whose conviction was overturned by that fam…