Title: Fifth Amendment Court Cases - Self-Incrimination Clause
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Self-Incrimination Clause

Fifth Amendment Court Cases -
Self-Incrimination Clause
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Hiibel vs. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada
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Chambers vs. Florida
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Ashcraft vs. Tennessee
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Miranda vs. Arizona
Chief Justice Earl Warren said in his ruling:
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Content: Miranda was not told that he could  have an attorney present during questioning, nor was he told he had the  right to remain silent. Miranda was convicted based on this confession and sentenced to twenty years in prison. His lawyers appealed through the courts. The Supreme Court eventually ruled that his confession was not admissible in  court. The Court said basically that the right not to incriminate oneself is so important, that law enforcement officials must establish safeguards to protect this right of the individual being questioned. Chief Justice Earl Warren
Chief Justice Earl Warren said in his ruling: "As for the procedural safeguards to be employed,  unless other fully effective means are devised to inform accused persons of their right of silence and to assure a continuous opportunity  to exercise it, the following measures are required. 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." This ruling established five basic things that law enforcement now tells people when they are arrested. They are: