Week Two: Right to Counsel at Interrogation — Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Our seventh series focuses on some of the US Supreme Court’s most important civil liberties cases.  We start with two cases that produced some words that television viewers know well, “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?”

This week, Miranda v. Arizona (1966) in which the Court held that a defendant in custody cannot be questioned by police until the defendant has been made aware of the right to remain silent, the right to consult with an attorney, and have the attorney present during questioning.

For this series, we are calling our audience’s attention to two very different kinds of videos each week.  The first are short, highly produced overview videos which, this week, come from the United States Courts.  The second are less polished but more detailed coverage of the same cases from C-SPAN.  To play a 5-minute US Courts video covering Miranda as well as the earlier Gideon, click on the link below.

If the short video left you with questions, click on the link below for 3 video clips from C-SPAN video that go deeper into Miranda.

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