Title: 1966: Miranda v. Arizona - A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events in the United States - Research Guides at Library of Congress
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Content: 1966: Miranda v. Arizona - A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events in the United States - Research Guides at Library of Congress
1966: Miranda v. Arizona
"Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him, and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed." —Chief Justice Earl Warren
Earl Warren, 1891. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona (1966) ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-discrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) culminated in the famed “Miranda rights” requirement during arrests. On March 13, 1963, police arrested Ernesto Miranda on charges of rape and kidnapping after a witness identified him in Phoenix, Arizona. During his two-hour interrogation, police did not advise Miranda on his constitutional rights to an attorney nor against self-incrimination.