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    Police Brutality

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    “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” (Miranda Rights). You have the right to remain silent is the striking force behind police brutality. This automatically makes the victim feel subordinate to the cop. Now just imagine a…

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    Miranda vs Arizona 1963 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…

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    Miranda Warnings

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    the most frequent and a widespread statement that is said throughout law enforcement. These types of statements are called minimum required Miranda warnings (Worrall, 2017). Miranda warnings originated from the highly significant case, Miranda v. Arizona, (384 U.S. 436 [1966]. In this ruling, the Miranda rule was acknowledged…

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    rights, mainly that the Fifth Amendment Sixth Amendment. The confessions were used in court, and it became a question of whether those men’s constitutional rights had been violated. The question was answered in the Supreme Court case of Miranda v. Arizona. The Fifth Amendment was written for rights in criminal and civil legal issues. In the Fifth Amendment, it says that a person does not have to be a witness against himself, otherwise known as “self-incrimination” (Cornell 5). The Sixth…

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    The Miranda Warning is designed to inform anyone in police custody the right to due process by adhering to the Fifth Amendment. Certain protocols and formality must be followed by implementing four things before conducting an interrogation. The defendant must first be informed that they have the right to remain silent (Hall, 2015). Secondly, they must be informed that anything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law (Hall, 2015). They should also be informed that they have a…

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    This paper is in reference to Miranda Rights. The information contained in this paper came from online researched from multiple web-sites. In 1963 Emesto Miranda was arrested for a crime and then admitted to another crime. Miranda did not know was not aware of his rights, therefore the creation of Miranda rights. The pro’s and con’s. first, I will talk about the Con’s of reading the Miranda Rights. Everyone has the right to be remain silent, hire an attorney and if a someone can’t afford an…

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    1963, Ernesto Miranda was accused of sexual assault against a woman in Phoenix. After interrogation and confessing to the crimes, Miranda was convicted for 20-30 years per count. However, he later attempted to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of Arizona, his attorney arguing that due to the fact that he was not told his Fifth and Sixth amendment rights as an American citizen, that all the confessions he made before he was told the rights cannot be used against him. Although the police admit…

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    incriminate themselves in the process; however, until the precedent setting ruling of Miranda v. Arizona, by the Supreme Court, the Fifth Amendment only extended into the courtroom. When Ernesto Miranda was arrested, interrogated, and made to give a written confession to a kidnapping and sexual assault in Arizona, he was charged with 20-30 years on each count. Miranda went to the Supreme Court of Arizona where it was decided that his constitutional rights were not infringed upon, but the case…

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    Miranda Rights Case Study

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    willing, and at the outset of the conversation, police usually would tell suspect something like you’re not under arrest and you’re free to leave at any time you want. For example, It’s happened in following cases- Stansbury v. California, Oregon v. Mathiason, California v. Beheler, respectively, and what is usually happen is police would change his or her mind to arrest suspect right after suspect confesses to the crime in oral conversation, and Miranda rights doesn’t get inform to suspect…

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    the very same time being forced to answer intimidating questions that could be used against you. Miranda v. Arizona is an iconic court case that created a large impact on racial discrimination and even how arrests would be made. It started in 1963 when Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona. He was in custody for rape, kidnapping, and robbery. Ernesto Miranda appealed with the Arizona Supreme Court claiming that the police had unconstitutionally received his confessions. He was…

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