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A suspect is a person who is believed to have committed a crime, but has not yet been found guilty. If a suspect received an arrest warrant, they might then be identified as a defendant; and after�the suspect was�convicted or found guilty, they would�be called an offender.

According to the 4th Amendment, a suspect has the right to be free from unlawful seizures which include arrests. Publicly arresting a suspect will not require a warrant; however, if the arrest happens in the house of the suspect under a non-emergency situation, the police officer needs to request a warrant from the judge or magistrate. According to the 5th Amendment, the suspect has the right to not incriminate themselves and must be given a Miranda Warning during a custodial interrogation. The suspect has to invoke their Miranda Rights clearly and unambiguously, or the police have no obligation to stop the questioning of the suspect, according to�Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010).