Title: Why Are Miranda Rights Important? — #LadyJustice Speaks
Headings: Why Are Miranda Rights Important?
Why Are Miranda Rights Important?
History of Miranda Rights — Who Was Ernesto Miranda?
What Is the Right to an Attorney?
What Is the Right to Remain Silent?
What if I Did Not Receive the Miranda Rights Warning?
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Content: she identified hs voice; and Miranda wrote down his confession. The top of the confession sheet stated “ [This statement has been made voluntarily and of my own free will, with no threats, coercion or promises of immunity and with full knowledge of my legal rights, understanding any statement I make can and will be used against me.]” Despite the writing on the confession documents, Miranda was never informed of his right to have an attorney present or of his right to remain silent. Miranda’s attorney objected to the use of the confession at trial, but was overruled. At trial, Miranda was convicted of kidnapping and rape received a sentence of 20 to 30 years in prison. Miranda appealed his case to the Arizona Supreme Court, but the conviction was upheld. Miranda then petitioned the United States Supreme Court to hear his case. He was represented pro bono by the ACLU, whose lawyers argued that Miranda’s Fifth Amendment rights had been violated. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, along with three other similar cases, to clarify its ruling in Escobedo v. Illinois, where the court stated that it was a violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments when police do not give a suspect an opportunity to consult with a lawyer and do not warn a suspect of their constitutional right to remain silent.