Miranda v. Arizona

Miranda v. Arizona (consolidated with Westover v. United States, Vignera v. New York, and California v. Stewart), {{ussc|384|436|1966}}, was a landmark 5-4 decision of the United States Supreme Court which was argued February 28–March 1, 1966 and decided June 13, 1966. The Court held that suspects, prior to being interrogated by police, must be informed of their rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

External links

• Full text of the decision courtesy of Findlaw.com
• Oral argument before the Supreme Court in MP3 format
• Article from Common Sense Americanism on decision