If a person posts a confession to a crime on social media, and the police can prove he otherwise committed said crime, that post is evidence assuming authenticity is possible. You only have to be advised of your rights when being interrogated by police. If you confess otherwise in some other avenue and it can be verified that it was you or you give some other form of evidence of the crime (like posting a video of your crime spree on Youtube) then that is evidence that may be used against you. This action was done without any coercion from police.

In fact, if the police are interrogating you as a witness and you decide to confess to a crime, it is still admissible, even if you were not Mirandized, as long as the police had a good faith belief that you were only a witness and not a suspect.

In other words, don't post confessions on social media and don't say stupid stuff to police.

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It's nice to see everyone pull together to offer the forum's favorite degenerate legal advice. However, he's proven time and time again that he is above the law and virtually untouchable so maybe we should just sit back, relax, and let him tell a few funny anecdotes about his most recent adventures.

You and pokeraddict have a lot to learn. I stand by what I said.

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How many times did u edit that post and change what you posted? I know you changed it at least twice but it is still confusing for plebeians like me.

Why does that matter?

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Oh, I don't know... numerous arrests + $50K bail + time served at Rikers ≠ above the law.

That said, it seems unlikely that he'll get much more than he already has, and that this pattern will sadly continue for life. Mike doesn't seem to have a rock-bottom that would get him to cease his criminal behavior voluntarily. Chino Rheem is more likely to become debt-free than Mike is to stop scamming unless something drastic happens.

Rikers was back in the day when he was still coming up. I'm not saying he was always above the law but now that he's a tru OG hustler he's got the game down pat. The police can't phase him. Everyone was acting like his recent arrest was a big deal but then he got right back out.

Or maybe the two attorneys in this thread one of whom is a prosecutor might be right and you might be wrong?

You are wrong as it relates to his Miranda rights - unless a person is in custody and under interrogation by police there is no protection under Miranda. I've practiced criminal defense law for 20 years. Authentication is another matter, however I'm not aware of any jurisdiction that has different rules of authentication between civil and criminal trials.

If you can get prosecuted for a Tweet (as you can in the UK at least), I see no difference with 2+2.

I always have a lot to learn, so what ? Change is a constant, the many years I've been a lawyer, the many years I've been in or counseling to the online gaming industry and the last 2+ years I've been working with the bitcoin industry have pretty much taught me that you are right; I always have a lot to learn.

Thanks for the advice, but you are still mistaken in your proffered legal opinion.

Or maybe it could be another "defrauding an innkeeper" situation, where the attorney didn't know squat. Hard to say.

Be a nice xmas present to see Mikey come in and post tonight.

Looking at one difficulty, does it change if we don't know if he was off his head when he made the post?

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Finally a lawyer who knows what he's talking about on here. Unlike our other Arizona on-line law degree holders.

... such as...

fasho

excellent

merry christmas, mike! stay strong!

wonder what his Xmas plans are

Tell people his sleigh left without him.

I hope he is able to spend Christmas with friends. It's quite sad that his family turned their backs on him. Perhaps they have reconciled now but even if that is the case he deserves better.

LOLWTF I hope this is a joke of some sort. *I'm* spending Christmas alone and I've never done a damned thing wrong to anyone. F him.