TV's Most Accurate Portrayal of Miranda

On the Media | May 5, 2011

This month, the Supreme Court changed how suspects might or might not communicate a wish to waive their Miranda rights. David Milch, co-creator of the seminal cop show NYPD Blue, says he tried to more realistically portray the use of Miranda. DePaul University law professor Susan Bandes says the show is indeed very real, and from the cop’s perspective.

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