Miranda Vs Arizona Research Paper

Drew Roberts

Ms. Blount

5th period

14 March 2018

Miranda v Arizona Miranda v Arizona was one of the largest and most important Supreme Court cases in the history of the United States. Miranda v Arizona set the precedent for every arrest since the case in 1966. The case became so popular and widely known that today, before being arrested, the police officer or federal agent must read you your Miranda Rights. This case changed the way law enforcement must do their job for the rest of the time that the United States is established. Before the case was brought to the United States Supreme Court, “Ernesto Miranda was convicted of rape and kidnapping after he confessed, while in police custody, without benefit of counsel or knowledge of his

Miranda was initially found guilty in the Arizona Trial Court. He appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court, who ruled the same decision. So, Miranda took his case to the Supreme Court to get it overturned. The Supreme Court eventually overturned the decision made by the Arizona Court System. However, this case was very controversial because they knew that he was guilty, yet they were letting him go free. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Miranda in a five to four vote on June 13, 1966. Even in the Supreme Court, Miranda v Arizona was very controversial. “Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the 5-4 majority [in favor of Ernesto Miranda]. The Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination is available in all settings” (Oyez). Justice Tom Clark stated that he was in favor of Arizona because there isn’t any law stating that citizens must be made aware of their rights. He also argued that the government/ police shouldn’t have to step all pressure that is applied to a suspect purely because they don’t want to be pressured. Justice White, who also voted in favor of Arizona, claimed that this case destroys all chances of any reputable

If the police officer or federal agent makes that mistake, they can’t try that person anymore for that crime because of the double jeopardy clause in the fifth amendment. The double jeopardy clause states that you can’t be accused of a particular crime more than one time. Therefore, if found innocent, evidence of guilt still can’t overturn the decision. One of the main reasons this case is so important is that police or agents have to be careful because if they accuse someone and violate their fifth amendment to remain silent, then that suspect can’t be found guilty for that crime no matter what. So, this case makes it to where the police officer or federal agent must alert the citizen of his or her