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On Miranda And Misinterpretation: A Look At The Rights Of Native American Defendants, S. Meredith Morris
On Miranda And Misinterpretation: A Look At The Rights Of Native American Defendants, S. Meredith Morris
Student Thesis Honors (1996-2008)
In this paper, I posit that the Miranda ruling from the infamous case Miranda v. Arizona, when poorly applied, results in profound and blatant Eracism. I will begin Part I by stepping back in history to look at the evolution of Miranda and the cases that followed. Next, I take a look at the 2000 Census data and address the relatively current minority population percentages. Then, in Part II, I dissect Miranda, revealing what "custody" and "interrogation", the "right to an attorney" and "valid waiver" mean according to the Supreme Court. In Part III of this paper, I take a …