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Miranda V. Arizona Case

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Introduction The United States Constitution is the framework of our legal system. It provides its citizens undeniable rights, and federal and state substantive and procedural laws must be obeyed while not conflicting with the citizens’ rights in the Constitution. Among these rights are the 5th and 6th amendments. The 5th amendment states that a person has the right to a grand jury and cannot be tried twice for the same crime. The 5th amendment further states that person cannot be the witness of his/her own crime (U.S. Const. Amend. V). The 6th amendment is related to the rights of criminal defendants. The 6th amendment guarantees criminal defendants with the right to a public trial, the right to a lawyer, and the right to know the charges and evidence against them (U.S. Const. Amend. VI). The case, Miranda v. Arizona (1996), changed the course of history by determining appropriate police conduct. This appropriate police conduct has been set as the norm, which is still being used today. This process is referred to as reading the arrested their Miranda rights. This research paper examines the facts and significance of the Miranda v. Arizona case and how it affected the Supreme Court, law enforcement, and judicial system. Case Background …show more content…

Arizona. These cases, which are Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Gideon v. Wainweight (1963), and Escobedo v. Illinois (1964), helped the Court to set the bases of the “fundamental of fairness” standard. The “fundamental of fairness” standard, which is also known as the “due process”, states that all court proceedings must treat all citizens fairly in order for the rulings to be effective. The Miranda v. Arizona case further broadened the requirements in the “fundamental of fairness” standard and clearly defined the right of the accused. Therefore, it is one of the most important cases in establishing the proper conduct for law enforcement and criminal justice

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