Are Miranda Rights Necessary? “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? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” Many Americans have heard these words spoken, and they know what they are. These are words that many Americans have heard on the numerous television shows about law enforcement, or heave heard them in person. Even if people do not know that these are called Miranda rights, they have at least heard them. It is also pretty basic knowledge that law enforcement is required to recite these rights to every person they arrest, or they risk losing the whole case. What isn’t basic knowledge is how the Miranda rights came to be in the first place, and that being read your Miranda rights in risk of losing the case is not always true. In 1963 an Arizona man by the name of Ernesto Miranda was arrested and charged with robbery, kidnapping, and rape. Miranda was in interrogation for two hours when law enforcement said that he confessed and signed a paper with his confession. During trial, the prosecution’s evidence was the alleged confession of Ernesto. For the judge and jury, that was enough. Ernesto was charged with all three crimes and was sentenced to 20-30 years in prison. Ernesto tried to appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court and failed, so he moved on the U. S. Supreme Court. Ernesto claimed that the law enforcement failed to tell him all of his rights before they got a confession from him. In a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the prosecution could not use Miranda’s confession because ... ... middle of paper ... ... not tell. Miranda Vs. Arizona was a very messy case, with a pretty serious charge. However, it is believed by many, me included, that a small amount of good came out in that case. Like stated previously, Miranda rights help protect that rights of Americans, given to us by the Constitution. These are rights that every American was born with, or received by becoming an American citizen. Not making someone aware of these rights is unfair to every American citizen’s rights. Many people argue that the Miranda rights keep criminals safe. This might be true, but it is also true that not every person convicted of a crime in innocent. A lot of the times Americans get falsely accused only to be found innocent later, or they were arrest because they were a suspect. I believe that Miranda rights are more of a necessary safety net, to ensure everyone is away of their rights.