The appellate court reversed and remanded the case for a new trial, holding that the second officer's interrogation of Mosley was a violation of the Miranda principles.

In a majority opinion delivered by Justice Stewart on December 9, 1975, the Supreme Court sided with Michigan and remanded the case.

The Court held that the questioning on a different crime did not violate Mosley's right to remain silent.

The Court reasoned that his Fifth Amendment rights were scrupulously honored when he ended questioning about the robberies.

Given the significant time lapse and the fresh set of Miranda warnings, there was no violation of Mosley's Fifth Amendment rights.