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Mathis v. United States, 391 U.S. 1 (1968)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Mathis v. United States, 391 U.S. 1 (1968)
Mathis v. United States No. 726 Argued April 2-3, 1968 Decided May 6, 1968 391 U.S. 1
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Petitioner, who was in a state prison, was questioned by an Internal Revenue Service investigator about certain tax returns in a "routine tax investigation," without any warnings that any evidence he gave could be used against him, that he had a right to remain silent, and a right to counsel, or that one would be appointed for him if he was unable to afford counsel. Documents and oral statements obtained from petitioner were introduced in his criminal trial for filing false claims for tax refunds. He was convicted, and his conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals.
Held: Pursuant to Miranda v. United States, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), petitioner was entitled to warnings of his right to be silent and right to counsel. Tax investigations, which frequently lead to criminal prosecution, are not immune from the Miranda warning requirement to be given to a person in custody, whether or not such custody is in connection with the case under investigation. Pp. 3-5.
376 F.2d 595, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Mathis v. United States, 391 U.S. 1 (1968) in 391 U.S. 1 391 U.S. 2. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1N3WN6WEAIID8JI.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Mathis v. United States, 391 U.S. 1 (1968), in 391 U.S. 1, page 391 U.S. 2. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1N3WN6WEAIID8JI.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Mathis v. United States, 391 U.S. 1 (1968). cited in 1968, 391 U.S. 1, pp.391 U.S. 2. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1N3WN6WEAIID8JI.
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