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U.S. v. Patane, No. 02-1183 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 630; 124 S.Ct. 2620) (June 28, 2004) (Justice Thomas)

In this case, the Supreme Court considered whether the failure to properly Mirandize a suspect requires the suppression of physical evidence obtained as the result of the inadmissible - though not coerced - questioning.

Samuel Patane, a convicted felon, was arrested for harassing his ex-girl friend. Federal firearms agents went ...

 

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