Does the justice cite other cases for the legal basis in their reasoning for their ruling?
Miranda v. Arizona case assesment
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436
Your task will be to write an assessment of this case.
Tips for Answering: Ask yourself, “What caused the incident to be taken to court in the first place?” Want you to detail and evaluate the reasoning for the decision. Does the justice cite other cases for the legal basis in their reasoning for their ruling? For example, in the Tinker case – the restriction against the wearing of the anti-war armbands was seen as a violation of the First Amendment rights of the students.
The syllabus of the case provides a summary of the case and the legal action prior to the litigants’ appearance in front of the US Supreme Court. The opinion of the case provides the legal grounding for the US Supreme Court’s decision (and their detail of the legal justification for their decision).
If you are directly quoting that text from the case (either the syllabus or opinion), you would need to cite it. The footnote for the case would be the full title of the case itself. The full name of the case (including the numbers following the litigants’ names) have been provided for you. Use the title of the case I provided above the URL for your footnotes.
Example: 1 Cohen v California 403 US 15.