Essays on Miranda V Arizona

Abstract

This article will examine the validity of arrests made by police officers upon appeal of the defendants claiming that their 4th and 5th amendment rights have been violated by the police officers. This paper will present to cases decided by the US Supreme Court that will explain if the arrests made by the police officers were valid and the issues raised by the defendants in accordance to the rights under the 4th and 5th amendment. There will be a discussion on whether the ruling of the Supreme Court was justifiable. There will also a brief discussion on the exceptions ...

The guidelines surrounding the whole concept of interrogation were enunciated by the United States Supreme Court in the celebrated landmark decision case of Miranda v Arizona. Popularly referred to as the Miranda warnings, the police, who are arresting persons are required to abide by the guidelines enshrined there in when conducting interrogation. These guidelines are only applicable to the police in two circumstances. These circumstances include when a suspect is either under police custody or is in custodial interrogation. It is the latter circumstance that is of interest to us in this instance. Before proceeding to examine the ...

This submission will be seeking to discuss custodial interrogation within the context of Miranda Rights. It will be seeking to present this discussion through the use of a case study. The facts from the case study will then be analyzed so as to bring out the core concerns that the submission seeks to highlight. The case study involves the arrest of Sally Martin who was indicted for possession of heroin and weapons under disability. During the period from the arrest, Martin made certain statements, some by herself without any prompting and others as a resulted of being prompted by the officers. ...

Miranda v Arizona

The brief facts of the case were that the defendant Ernesto Miranda was arrested on the 13th of March 1963 by the police based on circumstantial evidence that tended to link him to the rape of an 18year old girl. Following an interrogation by police that lasted two hours, Miranda signed a confession statement to the rape charge on forms that alleged that he had made the confession without any coercion and out of his own free will. The form also stated that the defendant was well aware of his legal rights as well as the fact that any statements ...