Miranda decision

Cultural  

1. A decision by the United States Supreme Court concerning the rights of persons in police custody. In the case of Miranda versus Arizona, in 1966, the Court ruled that, before questioning by the police, suspects must be informed that they have the right to remain silent and the right to consult an attorney, and that anything they say may be used against them in court. The Miranda ruling protects a suspect's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The Miranda warning, a written statement of these rights, is normally recited by a police officer before interrogating the suspect in police custody.

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Example Sentences

Since the Miranda decision had “announced a constitutional rule,” he wrote, a statute that sought to overrule it was itself unconstitutional.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

He was a critic of the Miranda decision who nevertheless said it had become embedded in American culture.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Lawyers for Tekoh appealed and cited a 2000 Supreme Court ruling by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist that said the Miranda decision was a constitutional ruling that could not be overturned by Congress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Supreme Court’s landmark Miranda decision affording suspects a constitutional right against self-incrimination during police interrogations, died Jan. 30 at the age of 92.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

Rehnquist had always held the Miranda decision in low regard.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2016