“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 speak to an attorney and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense.”
Miranda was a real guy, Ernesto Miranda. He was arrested in 1963 for the armed robbery of a bank worker. Ernesto was no angel and he liked to talk. He not only confessed to the bank robbery but to a long list of evil deeds including kidnapping and rape. Although Ernesto was convicted, his lawyers contested that ruling, claiming he did not understand that he could have stopped talking. The case was overturned and it changed the way law enforcement handled those arrested for crimes.
Ernesto Miranda’s case was eventually retried. He was ultimately convicted and served 11 years in prison. He finally got out in 1972 but was stabbed to death in a 1976 bar fight at the age of 34.
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