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Franks hearing

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A quick definition of Franks hearing:

Franks hearing: A special court hearing to decide if a police officer lied in their written statement to get permission to search someone's property. If the officer did lie, any evidence found during the search cannot be used in court. This type of hearing is named after a court case called Franks v. Delaware.

A more thorough explanation:

A Franks hearing is a legal proceeding that determines whether a police officer's affidavit used to obtain a search warrant that yields incriminating evidence was based on false statements by the police officer. This hearing is named after the landmark case Franks v. Delaware, which established the legal standard for challenging the validity of a search warrant.

For example, if a police officer provides false information in an affidavit to obtain a search warrant, and the search results in the discovery of incriminating evidence, a Franks hearing may be held to determine whether the warrant was obtained lawfully. If the court finds that the officer provided false information, the evidence obtained from the search may be suppressed and excluded from the trial.

Franks hearings are important because they protect individuals from unlawful searches and seizures by law enforcement. They ensure that police officers are held accountable for providing truthful information in search warrant affidavits and prevent them from using false information to obtain evidence against individuals.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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