right to counsel

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right to counsel

Miranda v. Arizona and the rights of the accused

debating Supreme Court decisions
2006
Examines the Supreme Court case involving Ernesto Miranda and the State of Arizona in 1966 that led to the "Miranda" warnings and the rights of accused persons according to the Fifth Amendment.

Miranda rights

protecting the rights of the accused
2006
Presents an introduction to U.S. Miranda rights, including information on how they originated, how they were legislated, and how the protect the rights of the accused.

Gideon v. Wainwright and the right to counsel

1995
Discusses the principle of the right to counsel for all defendants, the case of Gideon v. Wainwright, and the significance of the Supreme Court's decision regarding that principle.

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

suspects' rights
1995
On June 13, 1966, a divided Supreme Court ruled that suspects must be informed of their rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to counsel, before they are questioned by the police.

Miranda v. Arizona

1999
Discusses the trial Miranda v. Arizona, including the crime, the state appeal, the Supreme Court decision, and its lasting effects.

Gideon's trumpet

1989
Account of Clarence Earl Gideon who in 1962 was tried in Supreme Court without a lawyer because he could not afford one and how his case has changed the law of the United States.

Powell v. Alabama

the Scottsboro boys and American justice
1997
Examines the individuals and the issues involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case which affirmed the right of an accused person to effective legal representation.

Miranda v. Arizona

an individual's rights when under arrest
2013
Examines the trial "Miranda v. Arizona," discussing Ernesto Miranda's crime, the state appeal, and the Supreme Court decision, which resulted in the creation of the Miranda Warning.

Miranda v. Arizona

the rights of the accused
2007
Examines the trial "Miranda v. Arizona," discussing Ernesto Miranda's crime, the state appeal, and the Supreme Court decision, which resulted in the creation of the Miranda Warning.

Miranda law

the right to remain silent
2006
Describes the historical context of the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case involving Ernesto Miranda and the State of Arizona in which Miranda's guilty verdict was overturned on the basis that he had not been properly informed of his legal rights.

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