Herring v. United States: Extension of the Good-Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule in Fourth Amendment Cases

Henning, Anna C.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Constitutional amendments -- U.S. -- 4;    Bill of Rights;    Exclusionary rule (Evidence);    Searches and seizures;   

RP-ID  :  R40189
RP-ID  :  R40189_2009Feb02

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In Herring v. United States, a 2009 decision, the Supreme Court for the first time applied the good-faith exception to bar application of the exclusionary rule in a case involving police error regarding a warrant. This report discusses the Court's current Fourth Amendment jurisprudence and the legal implications.