Carroll Cooley

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Carroll Cooley
Born(1935-08-25)August 25, 1935
DiedMay 29, 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 87)
OccupationPolice 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.

Life and career[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miranda sets case precedent". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. June 12, 2016. p. F2. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Carroll Franklin Cooley". Echovita. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Carroll Franklin Cooley". The Arizona Republic. June 10, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Cray, Ed (June 1997). Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren. Simon & Schuster. p. 457. ISBN 9780684808529 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Prentzas, G. S. (December 15, 2005). Miranda Rights: Protecting the Rights of the Accused. Rosen Publishing Group. p. 8. ISBN 9781404204546 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Rauf, Don; Riley, Gail Blasser (2017). Establishing the Rights of the Accused: Miranda V. Arizona. Enslow Publishing. ISBN 9780766084285 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Snow, Anita (June 2, 2023). "Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87". AP News. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

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