LEADING UP TO the INTERROGATION
In March of 1963 a kidnapping and rape occurred in Phoenix, Arizona. A man named Ernesto Miranda, who was 23 at the time, was arrested in his home then taken to a police station where the victim recognized him. Soon after he was brought to an interrogation room.
Interrogation
Miranda, an immigrant, wasn't aware of the rights he had during the questioning (for example one of those rights being the right to an attorney to be present during the questioning) and to make matters worse police officers didn't notify Miranda of those rights either (which was their responsibility as police officers to do so). So after two hours of being interrogated Miranda was forced to sign a confession. At the top of the confession paper there was a typed paragraph stating that the confession was voluntary. The paragraph also said that Miranda signed the confession "with full knowledge of my legal rights, understanding any statement I make may be used against me."