USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these cases resulted in law enforcement agencies reading a list of rights to suspects before questioning them?
A
Gideon v. Wainwight
B
Brown v. Board of Education
C
Miranda v. Arizona
D
Baker v. Carr
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona (1966) ruled that an arrested individual is entitled to rights against self-discrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court ruled that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Phoenix due to circumstantial evidence that he had been involved in a kidnapping and rape. He confessed to the charges following a lengthy interrogation and signed a statement that said the confession was made knowingly and voluntarily.

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