Title: Know Your Rights: What Are Miranda Rights? | legalzoom.com
Headings: Know Your Rights: What Are Miranda Rights?
Know Your Rights: What Are Miranda Rights?
Who Is Ernesto Miranda?
1. You Have the Right to Remain Silent
2. Anything You Say can Be Used Against You in a Court of Law
3. You Have the Right to Have an Attorney Present
4. If You Cannot Afford an Attorney, One Will Be Appointed to You
Arrest Without the Reading of Miranda Rights
What Happened to Ernesto Miranda?
Stephanie Morrow

Content: by Stephanie Morrow
updated August 24, 2020 · 3 min read
Anyone who has watched a cop drama on television has probably heard of Miranda Rights. But do you know what they are and where they came from? Who Is Ernesto Miranda? Miranda Rights are named after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona. Ernesto Miranda was arrested for stealing $8.00 from an Arizona bank worker. After two hours of questioning, Miranda confessed not only to the robbery but also to kidnapping and rape. When he was brought in for questioning, he was never told that had did not have to speak to police, or that he could consult with a lawyer. He simply confessed to the crimes and was found guilty. Miranda's conviction was appealed to the United States Supreme Court. The Justices ruled that the statements Miranda made to the police could not be used as evidence against him because he had not been advised of his Constitutional rights.