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What did the Arizona Supreme Court decide on appeal?
What did the Arizona Supreme Court decide on appeal?
- They ruled that Ernesto Miranda's trial was unjust
- They upheld Ernesto Miranda's conviction (correct)
- They overturned Ernesto Miranda's conviction
- They dismissed Ernesto Miranda's case due to lack of evidence
What was Ernesto Miranda's argument in this case?
What was Ernesto Miranda's argument in this case?
- He claimed that he had no knowledge of the crime
- He argued that he had an alibi for the time of the crime
- He argued that the evidence against him was fabricated
- He claimed that his confession was coerced by the police (correct)
Explain how the case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Explain how the case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- It reached the U.S. Supreme Court through a direct appeal from the lower courts
- The case was referred to the U.S. Supreme Court by the President
- The U.S. Supreme Court took up the case as part of its routine docket
- Ernesto Miranda filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court (correct)
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