They actually had a case they wanted to use in the term preceding Miranda but they dropped it because that defendant had been accused of child molesting. Optics.
“They actually had a case they wanted to use in the term preceding Miranda but they dropped it because that defendant had been accused of child molesting. Optics.”
Ernesto Miranda was no saint, either. He was charged with rape, kidnapping, and robbery. Miranda was eventually retried and convicted without the prosecution using the “tainted” confession.