Miranda vs Arizona is one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions in United States history. On March 13, 1963 a man kidnapped a young girl from her job at a movie theater; he then took her to the Arizona desert where he raped her, robbed her and then proceeded to drop her off a few blocks from her home in Phoenix, Arizona. Ernesto Miranda, the convicted criminal, had a long previous record that included crimes such as armed robbery, as well as a juvenile record that included attempted rape, assault, and burglary. Miranda was found shortly after the crimes and was brought in for questioning. While in interrogation Miranda wrote a confession claiming that he was making the “statement voluntarily and of my own free will, with no threats, coercion, or promises of immunity, and with full knowledge of my legal rights, understanding any …show more content…
This claim was questioned greatly and first went to the Arizona Supreme court, then proceeded to go to the US Supreme court. The ending decision of this case led to Ernesto Miranda receiving life in prison and the Miranda rights to be put in place in law enforcement. The supreme court case of Miranda vs Arizona is one of the most controversial court cases in American history but it is also one of the most celebrated because of the increase of civil rights for suspected criminals. Ernesto Miranda’s Arizona trial began on June 20th of 1963. Miranda went into the trail with the claim that the police officers who brought him in did not specify that he had the right to stay quiet, even at one point saying that the policemen, Officer Cooley and Young,