Title: What Are My Miranda Rights and Why Are They Important?
Headings: What Are My Miranda Rights and Why Are They Important?
What Are My Miranda Rights and Why Are They Important?
What Are Miranda Rights and What’s a Miranda Warning?
What Happens If I’m not Read My Miranda Rights?
Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Protecting Your Legal Rights

Content: On June 13, 1966, the Miranda rights and Miranda warning were established by virtue of the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Miranda v. Arizona. The case is based on Ernesto Miranda, who was accused of the kidnap and rape of a young woman. Not knowing that he didn’t have to say anything at all, Miranda gave a confession to the crime during interrogation, although he later recanted it. When the ACLU took on his appeal, they claimed that the confession was coerced and false. The case made its way through the court system, with the Supreme Court essentially overturning the conviction and declaring that before a subject can be interrogated, they must be made aware of their Constitutional rights. Today, it is standard procedure to give a Miranda warning, that is, to inform a person who has been arrested or is being interrogated that: They have the right to remain silent; They have the right to an attorney; If they cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided; and
Anything said can be used against them.