Miranda Vs Arizona

The supreme court rules on less than 1 percent of the appeals that they receive every year. It is very difficult to have a case considered worthy of the supreme court’s time and there are few ways in which one can get to that point. The cases that most likely will reach the highest court include the following: “1) cases between the United States and one of the 50 states 2) cases between two or more states, 3) cases involving foreign ambassadors or other ministers, and 4) cases brought by one state against citizens of another state against a foreign country” (Ginsberg et al., 378). On rare occasion, these will not be the only cases that will stand before the supreme court, an example of that would be Miranda v. Arizona. Typically, cases that

The case of Miranda v. Arizona laid down the framework for modern day practices in law enforcement. Miranda v. Arizona began with the arrest of Phoenix Arizona resident Ernesto Miranda in 1963. He was arrested for rape, kidnapping and robbery. Miranda pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 20- 30 years in prison for rape and kidnapping. While in prison, Miranda petitioned to have his case reviewed by the Supreme Court. During Miranda’s interrogation with the police he was not made aware of his 5th and 6th amendment right. The 5th 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, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in

The results of this case led to the creation of the “Miranda rights”, which were to address the “widespread ignorance of the law”. The phrase “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…” has been a series of phrases that the American people have grown used to (“What are Your Miranda Rights?”). I grew up hearing it in dramatized police and criminal TV shows, however I never knew why it existed. Therefore, I chose to research this case. I had not even heard of Miranda v. Arizona prior to taking US Government so, it was good being able to explore some of the practices that I had no idea had so must story behind it. This case in particular made me realize that all though Miranda walked away free from this due to a technicality, it helped in creating a change so that this type of confusion would not happen