Title: C-SPAN Landmark Cases | Miranda v Arizona
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Miranda v. Arizona | 1966
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Case Decided:
June 13, 1966
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Ernesto Miranda
Chief Justice Earl Warren
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Subject: Granting the right to remain silent and the right to counsel before police questioning
Summary
Case Decided: June 13, 1966
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) gave rise to the “Miranda warning” now issued upon arrest after the Court ruled 5-4 that suspects must be informed of their rights before they are questioned. These rights include the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and the Sixth Amendment right to an attorney. In 1963, Phoenix police arrested Ernesto Miranda as a suspect in a recent kidnapping and rape case. The victim identified Miranda in a lineup, and after being interrogated by officers for two hours, he signed a written confession admitting his guilt. The form Miranda signed included a general acknowledgement that he had “knowledge of my legal rights,” but Miranda’s attorney argued at trial and before the Supreme Court that no one told Miranda what those rights were.