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Miranda Vs Arizona 1966

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Miranda v. Arizona (1966). This is the U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in the ruling of the way police conduct their work when a suspect is in custody. The head of the Justices was Earl Warren, he specifically ruled that the prosecution may not use self-incriminating facts made by a person who was under questioning in police custody unless certain precautions were taken before hand to ensure a fair trial for the defendant. The court had decided to set new guidelines to ensure that the defendant understands his/her constitutional right to know that they do not have to self-incriminate themselves. This new policy would later be known as the Miranda rights, these consisted of the following, you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, and if you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you. …show more content…

Arizona was one of the greatest controversy’s the Warren Court had ever made thus far, With the way officers worked to get information, not only where the people skeptical about their methods, but as well as the justices. In Miranda v. Arizona the court reversed the decision on Ernesto Miranda, and all charges were dropped as well as his statements and case. After being identified in a police lineup shortly after being arrested, Ernesto was questioned by police vigpursly; he confessed what he had done and the proceeded to sign a written statement, all being done without knowing the fact that he had the right to have a lawyer present to assist in his case and that he had the right to remain silent to prevent self-incrimination. Later on, Ernesto’s confession was used to obtain a conviction unlawfully. Being that Ernesto was not told his rights, the court then had to dismiss all evidence and statements previously made while in police

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In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Pheonix, Arizona for the kidnapping and raping of a woman. When questioned by police officers, Miranda would eventually give a confession, and sign it, which wasn 't the case.. Before the court, this confession would be used against Miranda, and with it, the implication that it was received voluntarily and with the convicted knowing his rights. Miranda was convicted with a 20-30 year sentence. Upon eventually learning that his confession was obtained unlawfully, Miranda would appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, asking for an overturn, and when that fell through, would turn to the United States Supreme Court, filing a habeas corpus.

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Ernesto Miranda was tried for the kidnapping and rape of an 18 year old female. When they brought him in, the girl was not able to positively identify him in a lineup (Miranda V. Arizona). He was then interrogated for two hours by two of the officers that arrested him. At the end of the interrogation, Ernesto wrote and signed a confession (United States Courts). Ernesto was tried in Phoenix Arizona, but his lawyers said that the trial was unfair and that his 5th and 6th amendment rights had been violated due to the fact that Ernesto was never told his rights (Miranda V. Arizona).

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Miranda v. Arizona is a landmark case where Ernesto Miranda was arrested for rape and kidnapping and was refused an attorney even after he requested one during custodial interrogation, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Miranda's confession could not be used because Miranda was unaware of his Fifth Amendment right to refrain from making self incrimination and Sixth Amendment right to have legal counsel, nor were his rights made known to him by investigators, even after Miranda requested legal counsel (Bethel, 2015).   According to Criminal Law and Procedure, Miranda protects the suspect more than anyone else in the equation as it allows the suspect to be aware of their right to remain silent and that legal counsel is available to them if they

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Throughout the 1900s, the critical motion of the Civil Rights Movement greatly influenced society. The various cases that were introduced in courts impacted the fight for equality as well as the creation of stronger laws. A powerful case in this era was Miranda v. Arizona. In this case, a man that confessed to accusations was set free because he was not advised of his rights to remain silent and request a lawyer. The ruling of this case shows the fulfillment of the legal tradition of the promise against self-incrimination by showing the importance of the Fifth Amendment, the signifcance of the right to an attorney, and that under the law, you are innocent until proven guilty.

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The Justices in the majority vote was Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan and Fortas. The majority opinion was that any defendants arrested under state law must be informed of their rights against self-incrimination and be giving the opportunity for an attorney before being interrogated when in the custody of the state. Anything said by the defendant in custody, freely, may be used in a court hearing. In the court they also ruled that police must inform defendant of their rights before they are taken into custody. There are 4 things they must inform the defendant of: 1) that they have the right to remain silent 2) that anything they say can be used against them in court 3) that they have the right to an attorney, either retained by them or appointed by the court 4) that they may waive any of these

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Arizona case argued whether or not “the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination extend to the police interrogation of a suspect” (Oyez). Miranda, after two hours of interrogation, gave a written confession to the police saying that he was guilty. However, the police did confess that they had never informed Miranda of his Fifth Amendment rights, which included a right to an attorney, and because of this, the argument was made that the police had violated Miranda's Fifth Amendment rights. Warren, who was a part of the majority, in this case, decided in favor of Miranda, and that “the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination is available in all settings. Therefore, prosecution may not use statements arising from a custodial interrogation of a suspect unless certain procedural safeguards were in place” (Oyez).

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The supreme court overturned the ruling saying that a defendant, “must be warned prior to any questioning that he has the right to remain silent, that anything he says can be used against him in a court of law, that he has the right to the presence of an attorney, and that if he cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed for him prior to any questioning if he so desires ( Miranda v. Arizona SCOTUS 1).” The supreme court ruled this in order to protect suspects from being pressured by law enforcement to incriminate

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These mandatory "Miranda Rights" begin with "the right to remain silent," and continue with the statement that "anything said can and will be used against [the defendant] in a court of law. " It goes on to say that "anything said can and will be used against [the defendant] in a court of law. " The police are then told to inform the suspect of his or her right to an attorney and allow for (or, if necessary, provide for) a defendant's attorney who can accompany him during interrogations. However; none of these rights was afforded to Ernesto Miranda and his "confession" was thus unconstitutionally admitted at trial, his conviction was reversed.

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