Amendment Conflation
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- CRIMINAL1
Example wrong choices
19823_lydia-forgery-burglary · CRIMINAL · Choice AYes, because once Lydia had appointed counsel on any charge, police could not question her about any crime.
Why it's attractive
The right is offense-specific, not universal. 'Any charge → any crime' is an absolute overclaim.
Why it's wrong
The right is offense-specific, not universal. 'Any charge → any crime' is an absolute overclaim.
19823_lydia-forgery-burglary · CRIMINAL · Choice BNo, because Miranda warnings always waive any Sixth Amendment right on any offense.
Why it's attractive
Miranda governs the 5th Amendment, not the 6th. Conflating the two is a category error.
Why it's wrong
Miranda governs the 5th Amendment, not the 6th. Conflating the two is a category error.
19823_lydia-forgery-burglary · CRIMINAL · Choice DYes, because both forgery and burglary are felonies.
Why it's attractive
Whether both crimes are felonies is irrelevant. The 6th turns on formal proceedings, not crime classification.
Why it's wrong
Whether both crimes are felonies is irrelevant. The 6th turns on formal proceedings, not crime classification.
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