Dickerson v. United States

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Dickerson v. United States is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that reaffirmed the constitutional basis of Miranda warnings and held that Congress could not overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
constitutional law case
criminal procedure case
areaOfLaw Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination
exclusionary rule
police interrogation
arguedDate 2000-04-19
chiefJusticeAtTimeOfDecision William H. Rehnquist
citation 120 S. Ct. 2326
147 L. Ed. 2d 405
530 U.S. 428
constitutionalProvision Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decidedDate 2000-06-26
decisionDate 2000-06-26
dissentingOpinionBy Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED
docketNumber 99-5525
holding 18 U.S.C. § 3501 is unconstitutional to the extent it conflicts with Miranda
Miranda v. Arizona announced a constitutional rule that Congress may not supersede by statute
statements taken without Miranda warnings are generally inadmissible in the prosecution’s case-in-chief
impact limited congressional power to overrule constitutional criminal procedure decisions
reaffirmed the requirement that law enforcement give Miranda warnings before custodial interrogation
joinedByInDissent Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED
joinedByInMajority Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED
David H. Souter NERFINISHED
John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sandra Day O’Connor
Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States federal courts
languageOfOpinion English
legalIssue constitutional status of Miranda warnings
validity of 18 U.S.C. § 3501
whether Congress could overrule Miranda v. Arizona by statute
majorityOpinionBy William H. Rehnquist
originatingCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
petitioner Charles Thomas Dickerson
relatedCase Michigan v. Tucker
Miranda v. Arizona
New York v. Quarles
Oregon v. Elstad
respondent United States
reversedOrAffirmed reversed the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
statuteInQuestion 18 U.S.C. § 3501
term October Term 1999

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Miranda v. Arizona
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