Case Analysis Of A U.S. Supreme Court Decision Essay

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Case Analysis of a Supreme Court Decision
Sandra Cheshire
University of Phoenix

Case Analysis of a Supreme Court Decision
                        Equal protection clause definition:
      “A portion of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits discrimination by state government institutions. The clause grants all people "equal protection of the laws," which means that the states must apply the law equally and cannot give preference to one person or class of persons over another”. (Equal Protection Clause, 2008).
                      A Discussion of the Background of the Case
      In 1963, a woman living in Phoenix Arizona was kidnapped and raped; she identified a poor Mexican immigrant named Ernesto Miranda in a police lineup. Miranda was arrested after two hours of questioning for the crime and charged. Essentially Miranda was not informed of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, or that of his Six Amendment rights to legal counsel. The Fifth Amendment states for this reason that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself” and in The Sixth Amendment it states that, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to have the assistance of counsel for his defense."
      Miranda confessed and wrote to the crimes, this was a result of the questioning. In his statement, he stated that he was aware of his legal rights against the Fifth Amendment rights to self- incrimination.
                            The main arguments of each party

Miranda’s attorney argued that the confession that was given should have been removed from trial; the reason is that he had not been informed of his rights. In addition, there was no attorney present or informed of his interrogation. This form of questioning did violate Miranda’s rights of the Fifth and Six Amendments. The argument of...