Miranda was arrested by phoenix police for questioning on charges of kidnapping and rape, but he was not advised neither of his right to an attorney nor of his right to remain silent. And after two hours of interrogation, he signed a written confession, and was later found guilty. However, the Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 vote overturned Miranda's conviction because it went against the Fifth Amendment.
I do not know what to say for this one, because I do not know if Miranda really is guilty or not, however, it went against the Fifth Amendment, so I agree with Supreme Court's decision, but at the same time, if he really was guilty but got released because he was not advised neither of his right to an attorney nor of his right to remain silent, I would've felt bad.
Little summary of Miranda Law.
Fifth Amendment guarantees that "on person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself."
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