Miranda rights are named after Ernesto Miranda, who confessed to a crime while being questioned by the police. Why did the US Supreme Court decide that Miranda’s constitutional rights had been violated?

The Court ruled that questioning Miranda while he was in police custody without informing him of his rights violated the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The ruling also established that he could have a lawyer present during questioning. Choice C is the closest match, but its reference to the Sixth Amendment is not technically correct: the Miranda right to counsel during interrogation is tied to the Fifth Amendment, while the Sixth Amendment right generally applies after formal criminal proceedings begin.

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