No offense to Mr. Earl Warren, but the first sentence of Miranda v. Arizona doesn't exactly grab you.

But, uh, it doesn't have to—we're not dealing with a speech or novel whose first lines need to capture everyone's attention. Remember, this is an official legal document.

Warren's first few lines do exactly what they're supposed to, which is to get straight to the point and tell us what this case is all about. He gives the basic details of the issue involved (defendants in custody being questioned by police without any warning of Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights), and then goes right into the Supreme Court's decision on the case.

It's like one big spoiler.