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Origin Established at the federal level by Weeks v United States (1914); extended to bind state courts through the Fourteenth Amendment by Mapp v Ohio (1961).
The exclusionary rule is a United States constitutional law doctrine that bars the use at trial of evidence obtained in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights, together with evidence derived from it, so that the government cannot benefit from its own constitutional violation. It is grounded in the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and was established at the federal level by Weeks v United States (1914); Mapp v Ohio (1961) extended the rule to bind state courts as well, through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process guarantee, after most states had previously rejected it.
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Origin PeriodEstablished at the federal level by Weeks v United States (1914); extended to bind state courts through the Fourteenth Amendment by Mapp v Ohio (1961). 1 Core PrincipleEvidence obtained in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights, and evidence derived from it, is inadmissible against that defendant at trial, so that the government may not benefit from its own constitutional violation. 1 Core PrincipleThe rule is not absolute: under the good-faith exception, evidence obtained by police officers who relied in good faith (bona fides) on a search warrant later found defective may still be admitted, notwithstanding the rule's ordinary bar. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
Definition and landmark cases sectionsQuote, Definition and landmark cases sections
In the United States, the exclusionary rule is a legal rule, based on constitutional law, that prevents evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights from being used in a court of law.
1. Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
Definition sectionQuote, Definition section
a legal rule, based on constitutional law, that prevents evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights from being used in a court of law
1. Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
Landmark cases sectionQuote, Landmark cases section
It was not until Mapp v. Ohio in 1961 that the exclusionary rule was also held to be binding on the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees due process.
1. Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
Limitations section, good-faith exceptionQuote, Limitations section, good-faith exception
Good faith exception: If police officers acting in good faith (bona fides) rely upon a defective search warrant, then the evidence acquired may still be used under the good-faith exception.
1. Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
1. Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
Weeks v United States (Wikipedia)
WikipediaEstablished By: Weeks v United States, Lede (federal exclusionary rule sentence)Quote, Established By: Weeks v United States, Lede (federal exclusionary rule sentence)
It also prevented local officers from securing evidence by means prohibited under the federal exclusionary rule and giving it to their federal colleagues.
Mapp v Ohio (Wikipedia)
WikipediaEstablished By: Mapp v Ohio, Infobox (Holding field, doctrine-edge citation)Quote, Established By: Mapp v Ohio, Infobox (Holding field, doctrine-edge citation)
The Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth, excludes unconstitutionally obtained evidence from use in criminal prosecutions. Ohio Supreme Court reversed.
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