Title: Miranda Rights - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes
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Content: The interrogation was conducted with no attorney present, and no one to interpret the legalese of the statement he signed. Nobody told Miranda that he had a right to an attorney, that he had a right to remain silent, or that anything he said during questioning could be used against him at trial. At Miranda’s trial, prosecutors relied wholly on his confession. Although his attorney objected, arguing that Miranda’s involuntary confession should be excluded from evidence, it was allowed. The jury convicted Miranda of rape and kidnapping, sentencing him to 20 to 30 years in prison. The defense team filed an appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court based on the fact that Miranda’s confession was not voluntary and should have been excluded from the criminal proceedings. The court affirmed the lower court’s decision, stating that Miranda did not request an attorney. Miranda’s attorneys then appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the police interrogation was coercive, and that the confession could not be used as evidence at trial. The reasoning behind this was because the police had not informed Miranda that he had a right to an attorney, or that he had a right to not make statements that would incriminate himself, thus violating Miranda’s constitutional rights.