Miranda Rights
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights as they have been read to you?”
The Miranda Rights was named after Ernesto Arturo Miranda who was arrested for kidnapping and raping a mentally challenged teenager.
The police did not tell him of his rights during his arrest. The statement he confessed to the police was used against him.
In 1966, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, issued by the US Supreme Court basically stating that police should read the rights of the suspects before they are questioned.
