Ernesto Miranda's Case Quiz
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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?

  • 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.

  • 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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