Criminal,
Constitutional Law
Jan. 10, 2000
Gavel Struggle
Overruling Miranda would mean an unpredictable inquiry in each case as to whether a confession was voluntary under the totality of the circumstances.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).