American police detective
Carroll Cooley
Born (1935-08-25 ) August 25, 1935Died May 29, 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 87) Occupation Police detective
Carroll Cooley [ 1] (August 25, 1935 – May 29, 2023) was an American police detective . He was known for arresting laborer Ernesto Miranda . The arrest led to failing to warn a person of their constitutional rights before interrogating them, becoming a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case named Miranda v. Arizona .
Cooley was born in Bald Knob, Arkansas .[ 2]
In 1958, Cooley joined the Phoenix Police Department .[ 3] Over the next few years, he was promoted to the rank of detective .[ 4]
On March 13, 1963, Cooley and fellow police officer Wilfred Young arrested laborer Ernesto Miranda .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] The arrest led to failing to warn a person of their constitutional rights before interrogating them, becoming a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case named Miranda v. Arizona , which ruled that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against self-incrimination and their right to consult with an attorney before being questioned by police.[ 8]
In 1978, Cooley retired from the police department. After retiring, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign .[ 4]
Cooley died on May 29,[ 4] [ 9] 2023, at the age of 87.
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^ a b c Sandomir, Richard (June 8, 2023). "Carroll Cooley, Detective in Landmark Miranda Case, Dies at 87" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 14, 2024 .
^ Faille, Christophe (March 30, 1995). The Decline and Fall of the Supreme Court: Living Out the Nightmares of the Federalists . Bloomsbury Academic. p. 60. ISBN 9780275948269 – via Google Books .
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^ Rauf, Don; Riley, Gail Blasser (2017). Establishing the Rights of the Accused: Miranda V. Arizona . Enslow Publishing. ISBN 9780766084285 – via Google Books .
^ Snow, Anita (June 2, 2023). "Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87" . AP News . Retrieved April 14, 2024 .