In 1963, eighteen-year-old Patricia Weir is kidnapped and brutally raped. Committed to putting her attacker, Ernesto Mir | dG1fVGttQWc4MUtOUDg
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Mr. Miranda, a girl was grabbed on 7th Street on Saturday
00:08 night, right around the same time that you got out of work.
00:12 Can you describe the man?
00:13 Number one looks like him.
00:15 Tell me everything.
00:16 And don't leave anything out.
00:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:21 I'm testifying.
00:22 Are you sure about this?
00:23 All rise.
00:24 I don't want to see you become damaged goods.
00:27 It's not just for me.
00:28 Prosecution calls Patricia Ann Shumway.
00:31 What about the next girl?
00:33 Promise I'm going to put this guy in jail for a long time.
00:36 The jury has found you guilty as charged.
00:39 Hello, Ernest.
00:43 John Flynn.
00:44 Can you get me out of here?
00:45 I believe I can.
00:47 Aren't you going to ask me if I'm guilty?
00:49 I'm far more interested in why you signed that confession.
00:53 I know what you're trying to do.
00:54 A man's as guilty as sin.
00:56 The issue is whether this defendant's confession should
00:58 have been allowed in evidence.
00:59 It was coercion, plain and simple.
01:01 There was not an attorney present.
01:04 Don't make him the face of your crusade.
01:05 What about Miranda's victim?
01:09 I really don't care.
01:10 Objection, Your Honor.
01:11 Your Honor, you must stop this.
01:13 You must stop this now.
01:16 The cases before us raise questions.
01:18 What if they say he's not guilty?
01:20 The Supreme Court might make us retry.
01:22 The whole world wants nothing but to take from us.
01:25 Miranda did not request counsel, therefore we reverse.
01:31 Him being locked away is the only thing
01:33 that lets me sleep at night.
01:34 It's just so hard to have to keep
01:45 reliving this over and over.
01:47 She's worked so hard.
01:49 She's doing what's right.
01:51 Mr. Miranda, our justice system has
01:54 afforded you every privilege, every protection.
01:58 Hey!
01:58 This is a courtesy not extended to your victim.
02:03 (dramatic music)
02:06 [BLANK_AUDIO]