Miranda was not informed of his rights when the police took custody of him. He was interrogated for two hours, until he finally signed a confession. He took it to the Supreme Court claiming what happened forced him to be a witness against himself. He was self-incriminated. The Court found him innocent, and forced the police to enact new rules so that no person can be a victim of the police. They made all cops remind people who are taken into custody to be informed of their rights. This was based off the Fifth Amendment that no person shall be a witness to themselves.
The Supreme Court understood the situation properly. They acted correctly, because no person should be put into a position where they have to confess against things they know aren't true. Warren took this to the extent it needed to go. He made sure that inside police custody there would be complete justice.
The results of this aren't only widely agreed upon, but it is well known by the public that the police cannot do certain things. It became well known that people have their rights even when arrested, and thats important in order to keep the system fair.
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