Miranda v. Arizona, , was a landmark 5–4 decision of the United States Supreme Court

Supreme Court of the United States

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. The Court held that both inculpatory

Inculpatory evidence

Inculpatory evidence is a legal term used to describe evidence that shows, or tends to show, a person's involvement in an act, or evidence that can establish guilt. In criminal law, the prosecution has a duty to provide all evidence to the defense, whether it favours the prosecution's case, or the...

 and exculpatory

Exculpatory evidence

Exculpatory evidence is the evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial, which clears or tends to clear the defendant of guilt. It is the opposite of inculpatory evidence, which tends to prove guilt....

 statements made in response to interrogation

Interrogation

Interrogation is interviewing as commonly employed by officers of the police, military, and Intelligence agencies with the goal of extracting a confession or obtaining information. Subjects of interrogation are often the suspects, victims, or witnesses of a crime...

 by a defendant

Defendant

A defendant or defender is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute...

 in police

Police

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 custody will be admissible at trial

Trial

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 only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with an attorney

Lawyer

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 before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination

Self-incrimination

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 prior to questioning by police, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them.