Miranda v. Arizona

Ernesto Arturo Miranda was arrested under the conviction of kidnap and rape of an 18-year old woman as he was taken in to custody the officer did not tell Miranda his rights to an attorney nor of his rights to remain silent so just after two hours of interrogation he signed a written confession to his crimes and was found guilty. Since he was never aware of his rights this smaller case was taken all the way to the Supreme Court as the case Miranda v. Arizona. He pleaded the fifth amendment in the Supreme Court, in a majority vote, his previous convictions were overturned and he was let loose.

Even though Miranda's crimes were unforgivable the police officer who arrested Miranda should have been aware to tell Miranda his rights. There had been several cases before this regarding the same thing, so most of these officers should have no excuse to forget to keep their criminal aware of their rights. Miranda, might have had a chance to win this specific case if he had an attorney, and if he knew that he did not have to admit to his crimes then that might have given him an even bigger of an advantage. Once he signed that written confession Miranda pretty much dug a whole for himself, but luckily he was able to get out of that whole once he realized that he was not actually aware of what he could and couldn't do.

This court case became the the biggest changer for law enforcement. After this case the law enforcements all over the country even named all of the rights after Miranda; today when a person is told of their rights they are called the Miranda Rights which states that the criminal has the right to remain silent and that they have the right to an attorney.