He was sentenced to twenty to thirty years in prison. He appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court, arguing that the police had violated his rights and unconstitutionally obtained his confession. The court did not agree with him and approved of the conviction. Miranda then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and the case was reviewed in 1966. The Supreme Court decided that Miranda’s confession could not be used as evidence since the police did not inform Miranda of his constitutional rights. This ruling was done by a 5-4 decision. The court stated that the two amendments are to protect the accused person from government abuse. The government and the police cannot deprive suspects of their basic liberties. Chief justice Warren stated that the right to an attorney enables the suspect to tell his side of the story without being scared and it eliminates the presence of evils in the interrogation process. Therefore, since Miranda was not informed of the two rights, his confession could not be used against