the man central to the 1966 landmark Miranda v. Arizona case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, is no hero. He was twice convicted in Maricopa County for a 1963 kidnapping, robbery and sexual ...

The objection was overruled. Miranda was convicted of rape and kidnapping in June 1963. In 1965, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld his conviction and ruled that his confession wasn't obtained ...

Corrections & Clarifications: Headlines on an earlier version of this article gave incorrect information about the Supreme ...

The case began in Arizona three years earlier, when Ernesto Miranda was charged with rape and kidnapping. Miranda gave a confession without being informed of the rights that now bear his name.

Most Americans are familiar, at least in passing, with the phrase, "You have the right to remain silent." And on this day in history, June 13, 1966, this right was announced by the U.S. Supreme ...

He wasn’t handcuffed because he was not yet under arrest, Detective Cooley said in a speaking engagement in 2016, as quoted by the newspaper The Arizona Republic, and Mr. Miranda wasn’t told ...