Miranda v Arizona
Custodial rights ruling
Miranda v.
Arizona is a landmark 1966 U.S.
Supreme Court case establishing that police must inform suspects of their constitutional rights before custodial interrogation.
The ruling requires warning arrested individuals of their right to remain silent and their right to an attorney—now known as Miranda rights or a Miranda warning.
The officer read him his Miranda rights before questioning.
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- legal representationAttorney acting on behalf
- arrestSeize by law
under arrest · confession · interrogation · custody · Fifth Amendment · warning · police · law enforcement · police custody · suspect · coercion · self-incrimination · Supreme Court · court ruling · constitutional · questioning · detain · testimony
- legal casescivil case, court cases, landmark cases, criminal case, federal case
- Supreme Court CasesMarbury v. Madison, Brown v Board, Brown v. Board, Roe v Wade, Roe v. Wade
Miranda v Arizonapolice state
Regime controlling through surveillance
Miranda v Arizonacoerced confession
Statement obtained through pressure