Why Miranda Warnings makes things more difficult in court

Miranda Rights

Owing to the many instances on television or the movie screen where a person gets arrested , many of us can actually recite the Miranda rights by heart . Although many would be hard-pressed to speak of the actual facts that led to the Miranda doctrine , one cannot escape the fact that it has seeped into popular culture

What exactly is the Miranda doctrine and the rights that come with it I will not repeat the spiel here . Instead I will breakdown what it guarantees . The Miranda rights (1 ) against self-incrimination and

(2 to legal counsel . It is imperative and mandated by law that any person arrested is not only informed of these rights but understands them as well . This is rooted in what is now known as the `fundamentals of fairness

In these contemporary times , the recital of these rights might seem redundant . However , this was not the case a mere forty years ago These rights are named after the landmark case that mandated its implementation : Miranda vs . Arizona

This was a case of kidnapping and rape of a Jane Doe . Ernesto Miranda was arrested for the crime . Under police custody , and without having legal counsel present , Miranda confessed to the crime . During the trial , the argument was offered that Miranda had confessed to the crime under undue pressure and intimidation by those who had custody of him The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the defendant and ruled that Miranda was not informed and did not appreciate the full extent of his rights And this was the point in history that the Miranda doctrine was conceived

In the delivery of the Supreme Court 's opinion Chief Justice Warren 's words highlight the significance of the questions at bar . The cases before us raise questions which go to the roots of our concepts of American criminal jurisprudence : the restraints society must observe consistent with the Federal Constitution in prosecuting individuals for crime . More specifically , we deal with the admissibility of statements obtained from an individual who is subjected to custodial police interrogation and the necessity for procedures which assure that the individual is accorded his privilege under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution not to be compelled to incriminate himself

Although Miranda was later on convicted for the crime and eventually served time in jail (due to the emergence of new witnesses , the far-reaching effects and significance of his case cannot be undermined The question at hand is how this doctrine affects the trial proceeding

According to Chief Justice Warren , the Fifth Amendment privilege is so fundamental to our system of constitutional rule and the expedient of giving an adequate warning as to the availability of the privilege so simple , we will not pause to inquire in individual cases whether the defendant was aware of his rights without a warning being given

When the Miranda rules are not followed , statements are excluded for three reasons (1 ) to avoid the risk that statements were compelled in violation of the defendant...