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Patane","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:30.765092Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:30.798169Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Prosecutors seek to admit a gun found after an unwarned confession. The defendant argues the Fifth Amendment forbids this use.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-29"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2003-12-09T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2003","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/02-1183.html","primary_docket":"02-1183","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T16:03:05.849210Z","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":["The case tests whether the Fifth Amendment bars physical evidence found after an unwarned confession. The government argues Miranda is a policy rule. The defendant argues it is a constitutional requirement."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-29"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on December 9, 2003."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 23-25"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The government wants the Court to admit the physical evidence.","The defendant wants the Court to exclude the physical evidence."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-29"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The government argues Miranda warnings are a matter of proving policy.","The defendant argues Miranda warnings are a constitutional requirement."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-29"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if the case was submitted."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 23-25"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This dispute determines whether police can use physical evidence found after an unwarned confession. It defines the scope of Fifth Amendment protections during police interrogations."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-29"}]},{"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 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 23-25"}]}],"slug":"2003-02-1183-united-states-v-patane","term":"2003","title":"Does the Fifth Amendment bar physical evidence found after an unwarned confession?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2003/02-1183.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 17-29"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}