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The US Constitution Game!
Oct. 2nd, 2008 08:34 am(As seen around the flist.)
In an interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin was unable to name any Supreme Court case she disagreed with other than Roe v. Wade. One suspects she would have been hard-pressed to name another Supreme Court decision, period.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your LJ. (Any decision, not necessarily one you disagree with, just as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN LJ to spread the fun.
Here's one you just need to watch Law and Order to know about...
Miranda v. Arizona - In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was accused of kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old, mildly retarded woman. He was brought in for questioning, and confessed to the crime. He was not told that he did not have to speak or that he could have a lawyer present. At trial, Miranda's lawyer tried to get the confession thrown out, but the motion was denied. In 1966, the case came in front of the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the statements made to the police could not be used as evidence, since Miranda had not been advised of his rights.
Since then, before any pertinent questioning of a suspect is done, the police have been required to recite the Miranda warning. The statement, reproduced below, exists in several forms, but all have the key elements: the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. These are also often referred to as the "Miranda rights." When you have been read your rights, you are said to have been "Mirandized."
As for Ernesto Miranda, his conviction was thrown out, though he did not become a free man. The police had other evidence that was independent of the confession, and when Miranda was tried a second time, he was convicted again. After release from prison, Miranda was killed in a barroom brawl in 1976.
(Source: www.usconstitution.net)
In an interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin was unable to name any Supreme Court case she disagreed with other than Roe v. Wade. One suspects she would have been hard-pressed to name another Supreme Court decision, period.
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic, to your LJ. (Any decision, not necessarily one you disagree with, just as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN LJ to spread the fun.
Here's one you just need to watch Law and Order to know about...
Miranda v. Arizona - In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was accused of kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old, mildly retarded woman. He was brought in for questioning, and confessed to the crime. He was not told that he did not have to speak or that he could have a lawyer present. At trial, Miranda's lawyer tried to get the confession thrown out, but the motion was denied. In 1966, the case came in front of the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the statements made to the police could not be used as evidence, since Miranda had not been advised of his rights.
Since then, before any pertinent questioning of a suspect is done, the police have been required to recite the Miranda warning. The statement, reproduced below, exists in several forms, but all have the key elements: the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. These are also often referred to as the "Miranda rights." When you have been read your rights, you are said to have been "Mirandized."
As for Ernesto Miranda, his conviction was thrown out, though he did not become a free man. The police had other evidence that was independent of the confession, and when Miranda was tried a second time, he was convicted again. After release from prison, Miranda was killed in a barroom brawl in 1976.
(Source: www.usconstitution.net)
