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PHOENIX — A former Phoenix Police Department officer who played a role in the original case that led to the creation of Miranda rights, has died.
Officer Carroll Cooley died at the age of 87 on May 29, according to the department. He reportedly died after an illness.He was the arresting officer of Ernesto Miranda in March 1963. The arrest eventually went all the way to the Supreme Court before the nation's highest court overturned the conviction.On top of the Miranda arrest, Cooley was shot in the head while pursuing a robbery suspect in August of 1963.
Cooley would fully recover from the injuries he suffered, and would eventually rise to the rank of Captain in his 20-year career with Phoenix Police Department.He retired from the department in December 1978. Cooley would then go on to work with the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division and later the Arizona Department of Public Safety, according to the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association.
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