One of the most significant Supreme Court cases in U.S. history has its roots in Arizona and is closely tied to the state’s leading legal figures. Miranda has become a household word; now Gary Stuart tells the inside story of this famous case, and with it the legal history of the accused’s right to counsel and silence. Ernesto Miranda was an uneducated Hispanic man arrested in 1963 in connection with a series of sexual assaults, to which he confessed within hours. He was convicted not on the strength of eyewitness testimony or physical evidence but almost entirely because he had incriminated himself without knowing itand without knowing that he didn’t have to. Miranda’s lawyers, John P. Frank and John F. Flynn, were among the most prominent in the state, and their work soon focused the entire country on the issue of their client’s rights. A 1966 Supreme Court decision held that Miranda’s rights had been violated and resulted in the now-famous "Miranda warnings." Stuart personally knows many of the figures involved in Miranda, and here he unravels its complex history, revealing how the defense attorneys created the argument brought before the Court and analyzing the competing societal interests involved in the case. He considers Miranda's aftermathnot only the test cases and ongoing political and legal debate but also what happened to Ernesto Miranda. He then updates the story to the Supreme Court’s 2000 Dickerson decision upholding Miranda and considers its implications for cases in the wake of 9/11 and the rights of suspected terrorists. Interviews with 24 individuals directly concerned with the decisionlawyers, judges, and police officers, as well as suspects, scholars, and ordinary citizensoffer observations on the case’s impact on law enforcement and on the rights of the accused. Ten years after the decision in the case that bears his name, Ernesto Miranda was murdered in a knife fight at a Phoenix bar, and his suspected killer was "Mirandized" before confessing to the crime. Miranda: The Story of America’s Right to Remain Silent considers the legacy of that case and its fate in the twenty-first century as we face new challenges in the criminal justice system.

Miranda: The Story of America s Right to Remain Silent

History

Gary L. Stuart

Americas

University of Arizona Press

Gary L. Stuart’s State of Arizona v. Jones (Nobody Did Anything Wrong But Me) is a story about that starlit night on the NAU campus, October 9, 2015. Beyond the tragedy in Flagstaff, it is about guns on campus and growing up with guns. The national story is about the consequences to shooters, victims, and their families when someone refuses to retreat, gets his gun, stands his ground, and everyone loses. One to the grave, some to hospitals and extended rehab, and one to prison. Under Arizona law, “A person is justified in threatening or actually using physical force, including deadly force, if a reasonable person would believe that the force is immediately necessary to protect themselves from the other person’s use or attempted use of unlawful physical force.” “Stuart’s book poses an explanation and expertly exposes how America’s gun culture has allowed disproportionate responses to become the norm and not the exception. Thank you Gary Stuart for a wonderful case study and your scrutiny of gun usage and the NRA. To all who are tired of gun violence, read this book.” A. Craig Blakey, Judge of the Arizona Superior Court, Ret.

State of Arizona v. Jones (Nobody Did Anything Wrong But Me)

Twelve Tables Press

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Miranda: The Story of America s Right to Remain Silent

State of Arizona v. Jones (Nobody Did Anything Wrong But Me)