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Moore argues the plea remained reasonable despite the confession."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-51"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 12, 2010."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Premo wants 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It sets the standard for evaluating plea reasonableness. It impacts how courts weigh inadmissible evidence in plea deals."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-51"}]},{"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 10, lines 29-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 29-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 49-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 49-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 23-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 23-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 23-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 23-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 47-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 47-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 13-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 13-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 3-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 3-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 41-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 41-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 27-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 27-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 13-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 13-25"}]}],"slug":"2010-09-658-premo-v-moore","term":"2010","title":"Does a coerced confession invalidate a guilty plea?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 20, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 20, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/09-658.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-51"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}