Miranda readings are important because they provide individuals with information about their right to remain silent and speak to an attorney, of course. However, unlike on TV, your case will not be thrown out merely because the police failed to read you your rights. Miranda warnings are important with respect to your interrogation and to protect against coercive action by the police, not your arrest and prosecution generally. If you are under police custody and the police fail to read you your rights, we can argue that any statements that you make should be thrown out. This, in turn, can weaken the prosecution’s case in the long run.