Miranda V. Arizona Irac Case Brief

Ernesto Miranda was arrested on March 13, 1963 by the Phoenix Police Department. Ernesto was accused of robbery, kidnapping, and raping eighteen year old women. He was accused ten days later after he was arrested. Miranda was then interrogated two hours after his arrest. Miranda signed a written confession while during his interrogation. He was not aware that he was protected from self-incrimination.

Miranda vs. Arizona: Miranda was arrested at his home and taken in custody to a police station where he was later identified as the suspect by a witness. He was then interrogated by two police officers for two hours, which resulted in a signed, written confession. The signed statement included a statement that Miranda was aware of his rights; his confession was later admitted into evidence at his trial. Miranda was found guilty of kidnapping and rape and was sentenced to 20-30 years imprisonment on each count. On appeal, the Supreme Court of Arizona held that Miranda’s constitutional rights were not violated in obtaining the confession.

Facts: Miranda gave incriminating evidence during police interrogations without prior notification of their fights under the 5th amendment.

Does the police practice of questioning individuals without notifying them of their right to a lawyer and their protection against self-incrimination violate the Fifth Amendment?

The first case was Miranda's case v. Arizona. In the case, Ernesto Miranda was arrested in his place of residence and taken to the police station where the witness identified him. Then, he was interrogated for two hours without any notification of his rights. At the end of the interrogation, Miranda wrote a confession. In the trial, Miranda's confession was brought to the court and he was found guilty. On appeal, the Supreme Court of Arizona said that Miranda's rights were not violated in retrieving the confession.

In the case of Arizona vs. Miranda, Ernesto was convicted of kidnapping and rape. But during his arrest Miranda was not told his rights, which could have thrown out the case. Miranda was aware of his rights from previous arrests before hand. As citizens of the United States of America we should know the laws that keep us safe. Police officers should not have to remind us of our rights.

Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? These are all questions evolving from the recent Miranda V Arizona court case. Ernesto Miranda was arrested in his home on March 13th, 1963 and brought to a police station. They had reason to believe he had connection to a kidnapping and rape, along with theft and armed robbery. The victim of the kidnapping could not recognize Miranda as her attacker, so the police escorted Miranda to an interrogation room. Miranda was interrogated for two hours, and during these two hours the police acquired a written confession to the crime from Miranda. Of course, Miranda went to trial for his actions, but during the trial, Miranda’s attorney argued in court that since the police admitted to not explaining Miranda’s rights to him, this was a violation of his fifth amendment rights. Even with all of this Miranda’s written confession was still used as evidence against him in court.

Miranda v. Arizona was a case where Ernesto Miranda was accused of raping a women. At the time of his arrest he did not know his rights and that he had the right to remain silent and get a lawyer. He confessed orally and in a written form, but he never knew his

Whenever a crime takes place, the police arrive at the scene and must tell the one they arrested the Miranda rights. In world book online: Stanley L. Kutler, Ph.D notes, “Miranda V. Arizona was a case in which the supreme court in the United States limited the power of police to question suspects.” Miranda was a criminal who kidnapped and raped several women. He was not able to understand English very well, for Spanish was his language. When he was arrested, he was interrogated for about two hours. He was not given his rights in Spanish, therefore he did understand what they had told him. This means he was not given his right to an attorney or to remain silent. He then confessed orally and in written form. He then took it to the supreme court.

Throughout the interrogation, the police did not tell Miranda about his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination or his Sixth Amendment right to an attorney (“Miranda v. Arizona Podcast”). Miranda was question for two hours without a lawyer. Miranda eventually gave the police details of the crime that closely matched the victims story. He agreed to write his confession in a written statement which he wrote out under the words, “this confession was made with full knowledge of my legal rights, understanding any statement I make may be used against me” (“Miranda Rights”). His confession was used as evidence when he was tried and convicted for the crime by the court.

In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was accused and arrested on the charges of kidnapping and rape of a woman in Phoenix, Arizona. Miranda was then taken to an interrogation room where he signed a written confession saying he did the crime after two hours of questioning. His confession was then admitted as evidence at his trial, and was convicted and sentenced 20-30 years in prison. The case was taken to the Supreme Court as a consolidation of 3 other cases similar to the Miranda v. Arizona case, Westover v. United States, Vignera v. New York, and California v. Stewart. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice Earl Warren and was joined by Justices Black, Douglas, Brennan, and Fortas. The dissenting opinion was written Justice Harlan and was joined by Justices Stewart and White. Harlan said it was “poor constitutional law” which would result in “harmful consequences for the country at large.” White asserted it would have “a corrosive effect on the criminal law as an effective device to prevent crime.” Justice Clark wrote a dissenting part opinion. The court case was argued on February 28 and March 1 and 2, 1966 and was decided on June 13, 1966. The case is one that was considered to be as a result of the legal aid movement of the 1960s. The concept of the movement was to provide those accused of crimes with legal support they require on their behalf.

“The prosecution may not use statements, whether exculpatory or inculpatory, stemming from questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise

In 1966 , Ernesto Miranda was arrested and charged with rape, kidnapping , and robbery. The problem was that Miranda was not informed of his rights before the police interrogation and while the two hour interrogation, Miranda confessed to committing the crimes which police recorded without Mirandas Knowledge. McBride, Alex. "Miranda v. Arizona (1966)." PBS. PBS, Dec. 2006. Web. 24 Oct. 2014.. Miranda who did not even finish the 9th grade and also is known to have a history of being mentally unstable, who did not have any counsel by his side during the interrogation. In court at his trial the prosecution’s case was focused mainly of his confession and thats about it, no matter what in

The Miranda rights are not explicitly stated in the constitution, however the constitution does guarantee against self-incrimination by the 5th amendment and the right to council by the 6th amendment. Law enforcement officials are run by the department of justice, they are responsible for reading these rights to all people they arrest and in my opinion I feel that the officials do a good job of ensuring that all people they detain are read their Miranda rights.

Everyone has heard the term Miranda Rights, whether that be when taking a law class, during the course of a television show, or perhaps through personal experience with their use, but what do these two words really mean, where did they come from and how to they apply to an individual's everyday life? The answers to this question are neither simple nor fully answered today, as challenges to Miranda Rights appear in courtrooms routinely. However, the basis for Miranda Rights can be traced back to a landmark case handed down from the Supreme Court of the United States in 1965 entitled Miranda v. Arizona. Ernesto Miranda was an immigrant from Mexico living in the Phoenix, Arizona area in 1963 when he was accused of