Miranda vs. Arizona
Introduction
The Supreme Court case of Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) was a significant case for both law enforcement agencies and the citizens of America. This case would be the milestone that changed how law enforcement agencies handled citizens that were being detained for crimes that were committed. The results from this case have been constantly reviewed and gained further information on how the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments are interpreted. While this was not the first case that brought up violations of Constitutional Rights, this case would set a standard that future Supreme Court Justices would have to uphold.
Background
Ernesto Miranda was a Mexican-American citizen working and living in Arizona. He was convicted
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During this case, there was dissent among the justices. This caused the results from the trial to be delayed, but would provide the best answer possible for law enforcement agencies around the United States. As Levenberg, T.O. (1995) states, “The court in Miranda created these procedural safeguards to adequately ensure that the accused know their rights and that the police honor them.” Out of the nine Supreme Court justices, five voted that the initial evidence could not be used because Ernesto Miranda was unaware of his rights to a legal counsel and his right to not give a statement until he had a legal counsel. These justices would go back and review three other cases as they made their decision; Westover vs. United States, Vignera vs. New York, and California vs. Stewart. There was dissent among Justices John Marshall Harlan II and Byron White, while Justice Tom C. Clark had partial dissent and concurrence of the case. Justice Clark used the “totality of the circumstances” test that was enunciated in the Haynes vs. Washington case to convince the other justices that the Phoenix police department had wrongfully received incriminating statements from Ernesto Miranda. While these Justices had varied reasons for their position, the decision would ultimately bring an immediate change to the current policy of interrogation that police departments …show more content…
The results from the trial remained the same; however the way the police now handled people that were under arrest changed. One of the biggest changes is what we now know as our Miranda Rights. Miranda Rights are required to be given to everyone in the United States. As Washington, E. (2005) states, “In Miranda, the Court held that before a lawful arrest, the police have to read to the suspect "his rights" which is the following statement: You have a right to remain silent. Anything that you say, can and will be used against you. You have a right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, one will be provided for you, etc …” The only difference is in the wording from state to state, but they are essentially the same warning given to a person under arrest. One of the most interesting things about the Miranda Rights was the fact that they were handed to officers on cards and some officers even had Ernesto Miranda “autograph” them for a small payment. There were multiple issues that were faced when dealing with Miranda Rights. As Gillard, Rogers, Kelsey, and Robinson (n.d.) states, “Close to five decades after this landmark decision, fundamental questions continue to arise about suspects’ comprehension of these rights.” Two cases in 2010, Florida vs. Powell and Berghuis v. Thompkins showed that there are various ways that these Miranda
The conviction was based off of the confession Miranda gave and the eyewitness identification of him by the victim. After Miranda was convicted, he was represented by different lawyers in front of the supreme court and they argued that the police questioning/interrogating without an attorney present violated Miranda’s fifth and sixth amendment rights, and therefore should not be able
The police practice of carding is fundamentally perceived as a race and class issue that has come to define a tumultuous relationship between police and people of colour from the past to modern-day, causing a mistrust in police and the system. The practice of police stops allow police to operate in a grey area by obtaining evidence and information through psychological intimidation, many times directed to youth. The recent call for legislation and accountability of police has brought the issue to the forefront of media and public concern. There have been many police and community based investigations on the practice, one being the Police and Community Engagement Review (PACER). PACER stipulated that the police were going to go forward
Ernesto Miranda, was an immigrant that lived in Phoenix, Arizona. He was accused of kidnap and rape by a woman and arrested in 1963. While the police questioned him, they did not inform him of the Fifth Amendment (protection of self-incrimination) and the Sixth Amendment (right to an attorney). This case involved Mr. Chief Justice Warren, Mr. Justice Clark, Mr. Justice Harlan (accompanied by Mr. Justice Stewart), and Mr. Justice White. The court argued upon this case on February 28-March 1, 1966.
Miranda v. Arizona In 1966 Ernest Miranda was arrested at his home and taken to a police station where he was identified by the complaining witness. After a 2 hour interrogation he was found guilty of kidnapping and rape. He confessed all of this without being read his rights. The police did not read him his rights that are stated in the 5th amendment.
Miranda never receive notice of his rights. The second case involved an individual named Michael Vignera who was arrested for robbery. Mr. Vignera orally confessed to officers
After the written confession was introduced as evidence and tried in the court case. Miranda’s case then appealed to the Supreme Court, where he stated that he would have never confessed if he would have been read his rights, and given an attorney like he asked. He didn’t argue that his confession was false or coerced, but he did argue that his rights were not read and request for an attorney was denied multiple times. (Greenwood, 5.5) Lawyers from Arizona then proceeded to say that he had not requested for a lawyer nor did he attempt when being interrogated. They also added to that by saying his confession was freely given.
It was later noticed upon an appeal to the state Supreme Court that the officer who arrested Miranda, did not state his basic rights and was affirmed. (legaldictionary.net, Procedural History). This also means that Miranda couldn’t be set free because he did not ask to have an to be attorney present. But, Miranda and other defendants with similar cases petitioned to the United States Supreme Court to reevaluate the case and to have another ruling. The overall ruling of the final case to have it mandatory to read these specific rights was passed and are vital to the process of being arrested and
• Missouri v. Seibert- (2004) A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that struck down the police practice of first obtaining an inadmissible confession without giving Miranda warnings, then issuing the warnings, and then obtaining a second confession. • Moran v. Burbine- (1986) the respondent was apprehended by police for murder. While in custody, but before any arraignment proceedings, the respondent waived his right to counsel and confessed to the crimes.
Terry v. Ohio was not much of a controversial case to many but I believe that John Terry had been wrongly accused and his right were protected by the 4th amendment that mentions unreasonable search and seizure. In 1968 detective Mcfadden had been observing 3 men that he believed were involved in robbing a bank. He proceeded to stop the men and pat them down (already violating the men's rights protected in the 4th amendment). Terry was one of the two men that was found with a concealed carry. The justices voted on the case 8-1 in the favor of the state of Ohio.
In the case of Miranda, having the defendant being subjugated to punishment when they weren’t given vital information like their rights, indeed unjust. The Miranda rights following the Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona in 1966 are stated my police when arrested suspects and when suspects are being questioned. This prevents information being wrongfully coerced from suspects and entitles suspects to an attorney. Whether a suspect or defendant knows their Miranda rights or not could mean
Without these warnings his statements were inadmissible. The mere fact that he signed a statement which contained a typed in clause stating that he had full knowledge of his legal rights does not approach the knowing and intelligent waiver required to relinquish constitutional rights.” In this quote warren is saying that we could see that Miranda didn’t have a lawyer during the interrogation and he is also saying that he was not given any warnings about the right he had. Patricia Weir the one accusing Miranda she said to the police that she worked in a theater and after the theater was closed she left and went walking to her bus stop.
Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) Miranda v. State of Arizona; Westover v. United States; Vignera v. State of New York; State of California v. Stewart 384 U.S. 436 86 S. Ct. 1602; 16 L. Ed. 2d 694; 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2817; 10 A.L.R.3d 974. This case involves the fifth and sixth amendments of the US constitution, as well as the grand jury indictment clause of the fourteenth amendment. The Supreme Court’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona addressed four different cases involving custodial interrogations. In each of these cases, the defendant was questioned by police officers, detectives, or a prosecuting attorney in a room in which he was cut off from the outside world. In none of these cases was the defendant given a full and effective warning of his
One of the most recent controversial topics sweeping the nation is on the topic of police brutality. Victims of police abuse tend to state that their rights had been violated. As a result, usually if there had been a violation of an individual’s rights, then the evidence seized by the police against that person becomes admissible. However, the idea of punishment for police officers who violate the rights of the people was never implemented into the Constitution. This concept was created by the Supreme Court through many cases.
Before the Miranda v. Arizona case occurred, multiple Supreme Court cases came about that developed in revisions to the rights of the accused that were originally stated in the Constitution. In 1936, Brown v. MS and Powell v. Alabama were two very important cases leading up to Miranda. The importance of Brown v. MS stated the use of involuntary confessions was prohibited (Harr, 2014). Powell v. Alabama justified “That a defendant must have the right to counsel during any federal or state trial involving the death penalty” (Harr, 2014).
Miranda Vs. Arizona On March 2, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested from his home in Phoenix, Arizona in regards to a rape and kidnapping. After a two hour interrogation, the police had finally gained a confession from Ernesto.