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.

The bench

The makeup of the Supreme Court and their opinions were:

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Opinion

• Written by: Chief Justice Earl Warren
• Joined by: Justices Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, William J. Brennan and Abe Fortas

Concurring in part; Dissenting in part

• Written by: Justice Tom C. Clark (Voting in dissent)

Dissenting

• Written by: Justice John Marshall Harlan II
• *Joined by: Justices Potter Stewart and Byron White
• Written by: Justice White
• *Joined by: Justices Harlan and Stewart