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Miranda Rights Established in 1966

On this day in 1966, the Supreme Court established the Miranda rights in the landmark Miranda v. Arizona case. The Miranda rights require that all criminal suspects must be informed that they have the right to remain silent, that anything they say can be used against them in court, and that they have the right to an attorney - even if they cannot afford one. This decision stemmed from the 1963 case of Ernesto Miranda, whose confession to kidnapping and rape was admitted at his trial despite being obtained without informing him of his rights during interrogation. Miranda's conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court, though he was retried and convicted anyway before ultimately being killed in 1976. As a result of this case, police are now required to inform

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Miranda Rights Established in 1966

On this day in 1966, the Supreme Court established the Miranda rights in the landmark Miranda v. Arizona case. The Miranda rights require that all criminal suspects must be informed that they have the right to remain silent, that anything they say can be used against them in court, and that they have the right to an attorney - even if they cannot afford one. This decision stemmed from the 1963 case of Ernesto Miranda, whose confession to kidnapping and rape was admitted at his trial despite being obtained without informing him of his rights during interrogation. Miranda's conviction was later overturned by the Supreme Court, though he was retried and convicted anyway before ultimately being killed in 1976. As a result of this case, police are now required to inform

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On this day in 1966, the Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda

v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be


advised of their rights before interrogation. Now considered standard police
procedure, You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and
will, be used against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If
you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you, has been heard so
many times in television and film dramas that it has become almost cliche.
The roots of the Miranda decision go back to March 2, 1963, when an 18year-old Phoenix woman told police that she had been abducted, driven to
the desert and raped. Detectives questioning her story gave her a polygraph
test, but the results were inconclusive. However, tracking the license plate
number of a car that resembled that of her attackers brought police to
Ernesto Miranda, who had a prior record as a peeping tom. Although the
victim did not identify Miranda in a line-up, he was brought into police
custody and interrogated. What happened next is disputed, but officers left
the interrogation with a confession that Miranda later recanted, unaware that
he didnt have to say anything at all.
The confession was extremely brief and differed in certain respects from the
victims account of the crime. However, Mirandas appointed defense
attorney (who was paid a grand total of $100) didnt call any witnesses at the
ensuing trial, and Miranda was convicted. While Miranda was in Arizona state
prison, the American Civil Liberties Union took up his appeal, claiming that
the confession was false and coerced.
The Supreme Court overturned his conviction, but Miranda was retried and
convicted in October 1966 anyway, despite the relative lack of evidence
against him. Remaining in prison until 1972, Ernesto Miranda was later
stabbed to death in the mens room of a bar after a poker game in January
1976.
As a result of the case against Miranda, each and every person must now be
informed of his or her rights when arrested.

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