Miranda v. Arizona: Trivia
Miranda v. Arizona: Trivia
After being paroled, Ernesto Miranda made some quick cash autographing Miranda Warning cards and selling them for a cool $1.50 each. (Source)
Over half of the arrests in the popular TV show Dragnet only included a partial Miranda Warning, or none at all. Someone thought to write an article about it. (Source)
Ernesto Miranda actually pointed out the girl he had assaulted, in front of the cops, and said "that's the girl!" Um…might want to rethink that life choice. (Source)
Thurgood Marshall (future first African American Supreme Court Justice) was the Solicitor General at the time, and he argued during Miranda v. Arizona that the government couldn't afford to hand out free lawyers for every single person who couldn't afford one. The Court said too bad. (Source)
Miranda's first lawyer (Alvin Moore) deserves credit for pushing the courts to notice that Miranda was not given his rights. He was only paid $100 total for his services. This is why Public Defenders are saints. (Source)
Since the Miranda decision, 80% of suspects in custody, having been told of their right to remain silent, still talk to the police. People just seem to want to tell their side of the story even if they're incriminating themselves. (Source)