After Ernesto Miranda was arrested and interrogated, he took his case to court because he was informed neither of his right to an attorney or his right to remain silent. He argued that because the 5th Amendment states "no person...shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself", his rights were violated. The Supreme Court agreed and ruled 5 to 4 to overturn his conviction.
Although the court made the right decision in passing what are now known as the Miranda Rights, I don't think that Miranda should have been set free after he was found guilty. In any case, it is true that police interrogation methods can be unjust so it is good that these rights must be told to suspects before questioning.
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