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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Citations," Patterson v. United States, 359 U.S. 495 (1959) in 359 U.S. 495 Original Sources, accessed September 20, 2026, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L838TS7YAGGQE73.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Citations." Patterson v. United States, 359 U.S. 495 (1959), in 359 U.S. 495, Original Sources. 20 Sep. 2026. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L838TS7YAGGQE73.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Citations' in Patterson v. United States, 359 U.S. 495 (1959). cited in 1959, 359 U.S. 495. Original Sources, retrieved 20 September 2026, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L838TS7YAGGQE73.