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A 3 page overview of the case of Miranda v Arizona. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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criminal justice system. The Miranda rights are essentially those rights read to people who are being arrested, rights that outline the fact that someone can remain silent, can seek an
attorney, and essentially the rights of one who is being incarcerated by the police. The Miranda rights are essentially the result of one particular court case. The following paper provides
a general overview of that court case, Miranda v Arizona. Miranda v Arizona Back in the early 1960s Ernesto Miranda was arrested on charges of rape and kidnapping.
Apparently he had made quite a habit of such activities up until he was caught: "Miranda repeatedly abducted, kidnapped, raped and robbed young women during this time" (Ernesto Miranda, 2005).
He was identified in a police line up he was then questioned. After a couple hours of being interrogated he confessed (Ernesto Miranda, 2005). He was then taken to the
victim herself so that she could identify his voice and when he was asked if the woman was his victim he said she was (Ernesto Miranda, 2005). In essence,
even though he committed the crimes, and He "confessed, and had signed a written statement" this occurred without his being informed "that he had a right to a lawyer" and
"his confession was used at trial" (Infoplease, 2005). He was convicted and sentenced from 20-30 years. There were those, including Miranda, who were trying to get the case to
the Supreme Court because of basic rights issues. And while it was rejected several times, it seems, the American Civil Liberties Union took the case eventually and in 1965 the
Supreme Court decided to hear the case. "John Flynn argued first, for Miranda. He first outlined the case and then stated that Miranda had not been advised of his
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