Miranda v. Arizona
A children’s primer
By Ethan p. Kingston

This is a children’s book on the Supreme Court Case of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, which was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents prosecutors from using a person’s statements made in response to interrogation in police custody as evidence at their trial unless they can show that the person was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning, and of the right against self-incrimination before police questioning, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them.1

Do you know your rights?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY

WHAT CAN POLICE ASK YOU WITHOUT READING YOU YOUR RIGHTS?

OK TO ANSWER

• What is your name?
• What is your address?
• What is your date of birth?
• What is your social security number?
• What is your parents phone number?
• what is your parents name?

ASK FOR AN ATTORNEY AND YOUR PARENTS

Ernesto Miranda received a new trial based upon the Supreme Court ruling.

HIS ORIGINAL CONFESSION WAS THROWN OUT

THE MIRANDA WARNINGS CAME OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT CASE ,WHICH WAS 54 YEARS OLD ON JUNE 13,2019.
THIS CASE WAS A LANDMARK CASE ON THE FIFTH AMENDMENT.

ERNESTO MIRANDA WAS ARRESTED IN MARCH 1963 IN PHOENIX ARIZONA AND CONFESSED WHILE IN POLICE Custody.

His lawyer sought to overturn the conviction because Mr. Miranda was not told he had a right to an attorney or

A right to remain silent. He had however, signed a confession that acknowledged that he understood his rights.

The Supreme Court overturned
Miranda’s conviction
June 13, 1966.

Their ruling established the guidelines for how detained suspects are informed of

Their constitutional rights under the 5th Amendment.

It was a 5-4 decision.

The Miranda warnings include elements of the fifth amendment

Protection against self-incrimination

Elements of the
Sixth amendment

A right to counsel

Elements of the
14th amendment

Application of the ruling to all 50 states

Sources:

1- Wikipedia

2- https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/384/436

3- https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-miranda-warning-is-born-47-years-ag...