Miranda v. Arizona was a ruling by the UnitedStates Supreme Court in 1966 that involved interrogation of peoplein police custody. The law regarding interrogation is not basedupon a statute, but on constitutional law.The basic rule is that when a person is incustody, he must be informed of a few basic rights before beingquestioned. The person must be informed of the right to remainsilent, the right to an attorney, and the right to an appointedattorney if the person cannot afford counsel. The person must alsobe informed that any statement can be used against him. Until theperson in custody has been informed of those rights, the police maynot legally interrogate or question him.If any custodial interrogation takes placewithout the appropriate warnings, any resulting statement may besuppressed