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I vote legal. They were warned via Miranda "anything you say can and will be used against you". It didn't specify "anything you say IN MY PRESENCE"...
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I say legal. The police car is a government vehicle. No rights to privacy in a service car. Completely legal to record them. Sound like a Criminal Justice major to me. I happen to be one. :)
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I believe as long as the officer read them their Miranda Rights, anything they say may be used against that person in court; however, if the officer forgot, then nothing is admissible in court.
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Legal. You had a right to remain silent, and chose not to be.
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Legal. Miranda rights are given before a suspect is put into the car, and the car is a police tool, just like a fingerprint kit.
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Legal 1) Anything you say can and will be used against you, except for attorney/client conversations which ARE privileged. 2) There is no expectation of privacy in the back of a cop car.
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