UNITED STATES V. PATANE
542 U.S. 630 (2004)
NATURE OF THE CASE: The United States (P) appealed the suppression of evidence from the
fruit of the poisonous tree based on the failure to give Miranda warnings.
FACTS: Patane (D) was arrested for harassing his ex-girlfriend. He was released subject
to a temporary restraining order. D violated the order and an officer investigated. On the
same day, a county probation officer informed an agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms (ATF), that D, a convicted felon, illegally possessed a .40 Glock pistol. This
information was given to the Detective who proceeded with an Officer to D's residence. D was
arrested for violating the restraining order. The Detective attempted to advise D of his
Miranda rights but got no further than the right to remain silent. D interrupted, asserting
that he knew his rights, and neither officer attempted to complete the warning. Eventually D
admitted that the pistol was in his bedroom. D gave the Detective permission to retrieve the
pistol. D was indicted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The District Court
granted respondent's motion to suppress the firearm, reasoning that the officers lacked
probable cause to arrest respondent for violating the restraining order. The Court of
Appeals reversed the District Court's ruling with respect to probable cause but affirmed the
suppression order on D's alternative theory as the fruit of the poisonous tree. The Court of
Appeals thus equated Dickerson's announcement that Miranda is a constitutional rule with the
proposition that a failure to warn pursuant to Miranda is itself a violation of the
Constitution (and, more particularly, of the suspect's Fifth Amendment rights). The Supreme
Court granted certiorari.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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