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Article: Miranda Rights Under Fire.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- December 3, 1999
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BACKGROUND
The Miranda decision comes from the case of Ernesto A. Miranda, a Phoenix warehouse worker who was charged with kidnapping and rape. Miranda confessed to the charges, and his confession was used as evidence against him. Miranda, however, had not been formed of his right to remain silent and had been denied the right to consult a lawyer. The court dismissed Miranda's confession and reversed conviction.
Limiting Miranda's Scope
Over the years, the Supreme Court members have handed down subsequent decisions that limit the scope of the ruling in Miranda v. Arizona. But in 1968, Congress passed a law saying that courts do not have to ...