Miranda v. Arizona

384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694 (1966)

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Miranda v. Arizona

United States Supreme Court
384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694 (1966)

Miranda v. Arizona

Facts

Ernesto Miranda (defendant) confessed after questioning by Arizona police while he was in custody at a police station. Before Miranda confessed, the police did not advise him of his right to counsel. Miranda suffered from a mental illness. The State of Arizona charged Miranda with kidnapping and rape. At trial, the court admitted his confession, and a jury convicted him. The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed Miranda’s conviction. Like Miranda, Michael Vignera and Carl Westover (defendants) confessed to crimes after extensive custodial interrogations without being notified of their rights. Their convictions were affirmed. However, the California Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Roy Allen Stewart (defendant) because the record was silent on whether he had been advised of his rights. Stewart had dropped out of school in the sixth grade. The United States Supreme Court accepted these four cases to determine what kinds of custodial-interrogation procedures were required to adequately safeguard the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Warren, C.J.)

Dissent (Harlan, J.)

Dissent (White, J.)

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