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Rights of the Accused: Court Takes More Conservative Position on Civil Liberties
The Supreme Court began to take a more conservative approach to civil liberties in the years following the Warren Court. There was even an unsuccessful effort to overturn the Miranda decision. Terry v. Ohio which recognized the right of police offic...
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Rights of the Accused: Rules of Law
In 1966 Ernesto Miranda appealed a rape conviction to the Supreme Court and became the center of a landmark decision. His conviction was overturned on the basis that he had signed a confession without knowing he had the right to remain silent or hav...