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Pinto v. Pierce, 389 U.S. 31 (1967)
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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.
Pinto v. Pierce, 389 U.S. 31 (1967)
Pinto v. Pierce No. 284 Decided October 23, 1967 389 U.S. 31
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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The Federal District Court granted respondent’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that a hearing of testimony by the state trial court, in the jury’s presence, regarding the voluntariness of an incriminating statement sought to be introduced by the prosecution, violated respondent’s constitutional rights. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Respondent had not objected to the procedure, and, after the evidence regarding voluntariness had been heard, the court had ruled the statement voluntary.
Held: Previous cases in this Court have not determined that voluntariness hearings must necessarily be held out of the jury’s presence, and where, as here, respondent’s counsel consented to the procedure used, and the judge found the statement voluntary, respondent was deprived of no constitutional right.
Certiorari granted; 374 F.2d 472, reversed and remanded.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Pinto v. Pierce, 389 U.S. 31 (1967), in 389 U.S. 31, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7WAJKFUVEUP3XKL.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Pinto v. Pierce, 389 U.S. 31 (1967). cited in 1967, 389 U.S. 31. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7WAJKFUVEUP3XKL.
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