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good-faith exception

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A quick definition of good-faith exception:

Good-Faith Exception: When police officers obtain evidence using a warrant that is later found to be invalid, the evidence can still be used in court if the officers believed the warrant was valid and acted in good faith. This exception was created by the Supreme Court in 1984.

A more thorough explanation:

The good-faith exception is a rule in criminal procedure that allows evidence obtained under a warrant that is later found to be invalid to still be admissible in court if the police acted in good faith when obtaining the warrant.

For example, if the police obtain a warrant to search a suspect's home based on information that later turns out to be false, but the police believed the information was true and acted in good faith, any evidence found during the search may still be admissible in court.

The good-faith exception was established by the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Leon in 1984. The purpose of the exception is to prevent the exclusion of evidence that was obtained in good faith by police officers who believed they were acting within the law.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
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
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
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
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
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?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
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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