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Pennsylvania rejects this view.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 41-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 41-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 9-1"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2002-11-04T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2002","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/01-7574.html","primary_docket":"01-7574","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T16:45:30.996646Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["Sattazahn seeks a new sentencing hearing. Pennsylvania wants to keep the default life sentence."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 41-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 41-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 9-1"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 4, 2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-25"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Sattazahn wants a new sentencing hearing.","Pennsylvania wants to keep the life sentence."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 41-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 41-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 9-1"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Sattazahn claims the default sentence functions as an acquittal.","Pennsylvania claims the default sentence is not an acquittal."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 41-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 41-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 9-1"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if the case is submitted."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-23"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines the limits of double jeopardy protection. It determines when a state can retry a defendant after a hung jury."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 41-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 41-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 9-1"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 19-23"}]}],"slug":"2002-01-7574-sattazahn-v-pennsylvania","term":"2002","title":"Does a default life sentence after a hung jury violate double jeopardy?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 41-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 41-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 27-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 27-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 9-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-7574.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 9-1"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}