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UNITED STATES v. SAMUEL FRANCIS PATANE (2004)

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UNITED STATES v. SAMUEL FRANCIS PATANE
Term: 2003
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 2003
Decided: June 28, 2004
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Judgment of the court
Clarence Thomas
Majority
William RehnquistAntonin Scalia
Concurring
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens

UNITED STATES v. SAMUEL FRANCIS PATANE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 2004. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 2003.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Miranda warnings
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 542 U.S. 630
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Clarence Thomas

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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