Armed that Miranda's Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights to due process were violated when her involuntary confession was presented to the court, as well as her right to a lawyer. The prosecution rejected a brief stating that Miranda had been given a fair trial because the Constitution did not state that a defendant needed a lawyer during interrogation and that Miranda had never asked for a lawyer. The decision was confirmed. The court decided that the police did everything appropriately and that Miranda rights were never violated during the interrogation without the presence of a lawyer. After Miranda's first appeal was granted, his lawyer stopped representing him. Miranda then decided to write a writ of certiorari. As he did so, the American Civil Liberties Union became aware of his case and supported Miranda in this trial. He also managed to get two lawyers to help him, John P. Frank and John P. Flynn. On Miranda's behalf they filed the writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court. At the time, the Supreme Court was called the Warren court, named after then-Chief Justice Earl Warren. The Warren Court was known for taking controversial cases. The court agreed to hear Miranda's case. Miranda's defense attorney argued that because he was not physically told that he had the right to remain silent when he was arrested, this constituted a violation of the Fifth Amendment.
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