This week we are discussing Ernesto Miranda, the namesake behind “Miranda Rights”, and the landmark case that reshaped the American legal procedure to this day. 

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Sources:

1. N/A, “Miranda Slain”, Associated Press, 1 Feb 1976
2. NCC Staff, “The Miranda Warning…”, National Constitution Center, 13 June 2017
3. Dungan, Ron, “Miranda and the right…”, The Republic, 11 June 2016
4. Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
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10. Lief, Michael S. and Caldwell, Mitchell, “You have the right…” American Heritage Magazine, August/September 2006
11. Hardy, David C., “What are Miranda rights…”, The Hardly Law Firm, P.A., 26 Aug 2018

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