🇺🇸 United States
📜 Civil Law
📅 1966
⭐ Landmark Case
Supreme Court
Miranda v. Arizona
🏛 U.S. Supreme Court
Case Details
📋 Case Summary
Held that both inculpatory and exculpatory statements made by a defendant in response to interrogation while in police custody will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of their rights.
⚖️ Final Judgment / Ruling
5-4 ruling: suspects must be informed of their Fifth Amendment rights before police questioning, giving rise to the Miranda warning.
💡 Why This Case Matters
Created the famous Miranda warning that all US law enforcement must recite to suspects upon arrest.