Miranda Rights Essay Outline

The Miranda Rights state “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can

and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you

cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have

just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” These rights have

protected innocent people from implicating themselves. These rights make liberty and

As The Fifth Amendment states, "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or

otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury nor shall

be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life,

liberty, or property, without due

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wasn’t read his 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendment rights and wrote a confession during the

interrogation. He was compelled to give a self­incriminating confession and he was proven

guilty. But, shortly after he was taken into custody, he told them he wasn’t read his rights,

and was forced to confess. The case was taken to the Supreme Court, where it was

decided that the confession was forced as there was no written record of what happened in

the interrogation room. He was appealed to the Supreme Court. Miranda ended up being

retried and the interrogation, with the confession, was not used against him and with the

rights being read to him. But, he was still proven guilty, and sentenced to 20­30 years in

prison. All over the America those rights are protected, and begin during the questioning

process in a criminal procedure.They balance the power of the government and the rights

of an individual. Aside from America in different places, people are beaten to confess,

even if they may be innocent. But, the United States of America secures the prerogatives of

the nation through the constitution.

To recapitulate, The Miranda Rights are more than words, they are