Exclusionary Rule Archives

DAVIS v. UNITED STATES, 131 S.Ct. 2419 (2011)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

?131 S.Ct. 2419 (2011) 564 U.S. 229 180 L.Ed.2d 285 Willie Gene DAVIS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 09-11328. Argued March 21, 2011. Decided June 16, 2011. Headnotes: Constitutional Law — Searches and Seizures — Reliance on binding appellate precedent — Exclusionary Rule. Searches conducted in objectively reasonable reliance on […]

NIX v. WILLIAMS, 467 U.S. 431 (1984)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Independent Source Doctrine, Inevitable Discovery Doctrine, Sixth Amendment

104 S.Ct. 2501 NIX, WARDEN OF THE IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY v. WILLIAMS CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No. 82-1651. Argued January 18, 1984 Decided June 11, 1984 Following the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in Des Moines, Iowa, respondent was arrested and arraigned in Davenport, Iowa. The police […]

Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S. 586 (2006)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Knock & Announce

547 U.S. 586 (2006) HUDSON v. MICHIGAN No. 04-1360. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 9, 2006. Reargued May 18, 2006. Decided June 15, 2006. *587 David A. Moran argued and reargued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Timothy O’Toole, Steven R. Shapiro, Michael J. Steinberg, Kary L. Moss, and […]

McDonald v. United States, 335 U.S. 451 (1948)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exigent Circumstances, Fourth Amendment

335 U.S. 451 69 S.Ct. 191 93 L.Ed. 153 McDONALD et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 36. Argued Oct, 13, 1948. Decided Dec. 13, 1948. Counsel: Messrs. John Lewis Smith, Jr. and Charles . Ford, both of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Frederick Bernays Wiener, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Suspecting that petitioner […]

Massachusetts v. Painten, 389 U.S. 560 (1968)

Issues: Exclusionary Rule

389 U.S. 560 88 S.Ct. 660 19 L.Ed.2d 770 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Petitioner, v. Donald M. PAINTEN. No. 37. Argued Oct. 18, 1967. Decided Jan. 15, 1968. Counsel: Elliot L. Richardson, Boston, Mass., for petitioner. Louis M. Nordlinger, Boston, Mass., for respondent. [hr] Syllabus Record in this case involving State’s use of evidence to convict […]

Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967)

Issues: Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Wiretapping

389 U.S. 347 88 S.Ct. 507 19 L.Ed.2d 576 Charles KATZ, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 35. Argued Oct. 17, 1967. Decided Dec. 18, 1967. Harvey A. Schneider and Burton Marks, Beverly Hills, Cal., for petitioner. John S. Martin, Jr., Washington, D.C., for respondent. MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 The petitioner was […]

United States v. Giordano, 416 U.S. 505 (1974)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Wiretapping

416 U.S. 505 94 S.Ct. 1820 40 L.Ed.2d 341 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Dominic Nicholas GIORDANO et al. No. 72?1057. Argued Jan. 8, 1974. Decided May 13, 1974. Syllabus Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 provides in 18 U.S.C. ? 2516(1) that ‘the Attorney General, or any Assistant […]

Arizona v. Hicks, 480 U.S. 321 (1987)

Issues: Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Plain View Doctrine

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CALIFORNIA v. GREENWOOD, 486 U.S. 35 (1988)

Issues: Curtilage, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment

486 U.S. 35 108 S.Ct. 1625 100 L.Ed.2d 30 CALIFORNIA, Petitioner v. Billy GREENWOOD and Dyanne Van Houten. No. 86-684. Argued Jan. 11, 1988. Decided May 16, 1988. Headnotes: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Due Process — California Constitutional Amendment — Elimination of Exclusionary Rule for Evidence Seized in Violation of State but not Federal Law. California […]

United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Good Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule

468 U.S. 897 104 S.Ct. 3405 82 L.Ed.2d 677 UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Alberto Antonio LEON et al. No. 82-1771. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Jan. 17, 1984. Decided July 5, 1984. Rehearing Denied Sept. 18, 1984. Syllabus Acting on the basis of information from a confidential informant, officers of the Burbank, Cal., […]

Robbins v. California, 453 U.S. 420 (1981)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Vehicle Searches

453 U.S. 420 453 U.S. 420 101 S.Ct. 2841 69 L.Ed.2d 744 Jeffrey Richard ROBBINS, Petitioner,v.State of CALIFORNIA. No. 80-148. Argued April 27, 1981. Decided July 1, 1981. Rehearing Denied Sept. 23, 1981. See 453 U.S. 950, 102 S.Ct. 26. Syllabus When California Highway Patrol officer stopped petitioner’s station wagon for proceeding erratically, they smelled […]

United States v. Havens, 446 U.S. 620 (1980)

Issues: Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment

446 U.S. 620 100 S.Ct. 1912 64 L.Ed.2d 559 UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. J. Lee HAVENS. No. 79-305. Argued March 19, 1980. Decided May 27, 1980. Rehearing Denied Aug. 11, 1980. See 448 U.S. 911, 101 S.Ct. 25. Syllabus After respondent and another man (McLeroth) arrived at the Miami Airport on a flight from Peru, […]

ARIZONA v. EVANS, 514 U.S. 1 (1995)

Issues: Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment

514 U.S. 1 115 S.Ct. 1185 131 L.Ed.2d 34 ARIZONA, Petitioner, v. Isaac EVANS. No. 93-1660. Supreme Court of the United States Argued Dec. 7, 1994. Decided March 1, 1995. HEADNOTES: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Searches and Seizures — Exclusionary Rule — Clerical Errors. Exclusionary rule does not require suppression of evidence seized in violation of […]