Miranda V. Arizona

Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona for kidnap and rape. He gave a written confession after two hours of interrogation. Miranda appealed to the Supreme Court because he was not advised of his right to an attorney nor his right to remain silent. The court ruled that Miranda's conviction was to be overturned on the basis of the Fifth Amendment which guarantees no one to be "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." Without being read his rights, Miranda was not protected under the law and was unlawfully stripped of his rights.

The result of the Miranda v. Arizona case of 1966 was that convicted individuals must be told their rights of silence and an attorney. If they are not told these rights, everything said afterwards is void and can not be used in the court.

Here is a tid-bit of info relating to the Miranda Rights;