The Miranda Law HIS 303 Prof. Dorey January 6‚ 2011 On March 13‚ 1963‚ in Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ Ernesto Miranda‚ a man with a past criminal record‚ was arrested at Arizona in his home. Ernesto Miranda was arrested and brought into custody by the police and brought to the Phoenix police station. He was suspected and then later identified as the person who stole $8.00 from a Phoenix‚ Arizona bank worker. Ernesto Miranda was questioned for two hours by police‚ then confessed to the robbery
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silent‚ anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney‚ if you cannot afford an attorney one will be provided for you. These famous words came from Miranda vs. Arizona‚ a Supreme Court case that took place March 13‚ 1963 when Ernesto Miranda was arrested by the Phoenix Police Department‚ who failed to advise him of his rights to an attorney and his rights to remain silent. This case has given alleged offenders a chance to have their voice be
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Miranda Warnings Kaplan University Madeline Michell 09/19/2010 CJ 211 Professor HooMook Madeline Michell 09/19/2010 Miranda requires that the contents of the warnings be stated in "clear and unambiguous language" (Miranda v. Arizona‚ 1966 p.468) lest the process devolve into "empty formalities." This quote explains that Miranda warnings should be explained in any other language that the criminal understands with more clarity even if the criminal is an American citizen or a non-citizen
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MAIN POST: Do the Miranda warnings help too many criminals go free? no. the miranda RIGHTS. protect our freedoms. without them we could end up a police state.In the United States‚ the Miranda warning is a warning given by police to criminal suspects in police custody‚ or in a custodial situation‚ before they are asked questions relating to the commission of a crime. A custodial situation is where the suspects freedom of movement is restrained although he is not under arrest. An incriminating statement
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Miranda v. Arizona “You are going to prison”‚ is the statement Ernesto Miranda probably heard as he was arrested by police from the comfort of his home‚ in 1963‚ without warning or being advised of his Fifth Amendment rights. Miranda‚ 22 years old‚ was charged with raping an 18-year-old female. Subsequently‚ he was brought to a police department station where he was placed into an interrogation room isolated from everyone. After two grueling hours of questioning; Miranda was feeling dazed‚ confused
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Upon the case Miranda vs. Arizona the Supreme Court decided that citizens must be aware of their fifth and sixth Amendment rights upon questioning by the police. Fifth Amendment: “…No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself…” Sixth Amendment:
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Ernesto Miranda‚ a mexican immigrant living in the United States‚ was arrested by officers Carroll Cooley and Wilfred Young at Miranda’s home in Phoenix‚ AZ. He was put into custody and taken to a local police station. Miranda was put into police lineup and was identified by the witness‚ Lois Jameson. Following‚ Miranda was interrogated for two hours by two police officers with the Arizona police department‚ before making a written and signed confession of the crimes. This confession was presented
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interrogated. These words are referred to as the Miranda Rights or Miranda Warnings. The Miranda Rights are used to inform people who have been accused of a crime about their rights before they are questioned. Reading people a very specific script describing their rights ensures that they are informed of how their words can be used and how they may protect themselves by remaining silent or waiting for an attorney before speaking. Since Miranda v. Arizona‚ Miranda Warnings have become a vital form of protection
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or against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney now or at any time during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney‚ one will be appointed to represent you‚ without cost‚ by the courts” (“Miranda v. Arizona.” West n.p.). There are several reasons why the Miranda laws are necessary in the United States. First‚ most people who would be interrogated by police would not necessarily be aware of their rights unless they are told what they are. The goal of the police would be to
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Miranda or Miranda rights is the name of a warning that is given by an officer to criminals before they are brought into custody. Miranda right is something that tells a criminal his or her own rights to do. This means that the Miranda rights is so important because police officers always must tell people their rights before arresting them‚ so If the officers don’t tell them anything the person would not know what he or she have to do. So before you are questioned by the police they say you have
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