Ernesto Arturo Miranda

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Ernesto Arturo Miranda was the criminal defendant at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that led to the establishment of "Miranda rights" requiring police to inform suspects of their constitutional protections during custodial interrogations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal defendant
person
arrestedBy Phoenix Police Department
associatedLegalDoctrine Miranda rights
Miranda warning
buriedIn City of Mesa Cemetery
causeOfDeath stabbing
charge kidnapping
rape
robbery
confession signed written confession after police interrogation
constitutionalAmendmentInvolved Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
convictedIn Arizona state court
convictionStatusInOriginalTrial convicted
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1941-03-09
dateOfDeath 1976-01-31
ethnicity Mexican American
familyName Miranda
fullName Ernesto Arturo Miranda
givenName Ernesto
hasLegalCase Miranda v. Arizona
impactOnLawEnforcement police required to inform suspects of right to an attorney
police required to inform suspects of right to remain silent
incarceratedIn Arizona State Prison
jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
knownFor being the defendant in Miranda v. Arizona
giving rise to the requirement that police advise suspects of their rights during custodial interrogation
languageSpoken English
Spanish
legalIssue admissibility of confession obtained without advising him of his rights
mannerOfDeath homicide
occupation laborer
placeOfBirth Mesa, Arizona
placeOfDeath Phoenix, Arizona
postReleaseActivity reportedly sold autographed Miranda warning cards
releaseFromPrison released before 1976
retrial was retried in Arizona state court
retrialOutcome convicted again
rightImpacted right against self-incrimination
right to counsel
sentence prison term in Arizona
sexOrGender male
stateOfBirth Arizona
stateOfDeath Arizona
supremeCourtDecisionEffect original conviction overturned
yearOfLandmarkDecision 1966

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Ernesto Arturo Miranda
fullName
Miranda v. Arizona ("Ernesto Miranda")
namedAfter
Miranda v. Arizona
petitioner

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