Exclusionary Rule Evaluation Dacia Shramek CJA/364 January 23‚ 2014 Jay Sizemore Exclusionary Rule Evaluation The Exclusionary Rule was designed to exclude evidence obtained in violation of a criminal defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizures by law enforcement personnel. If the search of a criminal suspect is searched unreasonable‚ the evidence obtained in the search will be excluded from trial. The Exclusionary Rule is a court
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In a landmark supreme court case‚ called the united states versus weeks‚ the supreme courts created a rule to our criminal procedure called the exclusionary rule. What the exclusionary rule means is that if the police obtain evidence against you in violation of your constitutional rights‚ they cannot use that evidence against you to prove your guilt or innocence at a trial. An example of this would be police searching your home without a search warrant. If they found illegal item in your home during
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an attempt to find a fair balance between individual and community interests. The exclusionary rule for example‚ is a Supreme Court precedent that holds police departments responsible for seizing incriminating information according to constitutional specifications of due process‚ or the information will not be allowed as evidence in a criminal trial. The question that arises in turn‚ is whether the exclusionary rule has handcuffed the abilities to effectively protect the community by the police‚ or
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Discuss the exclusionary rule and the following three related concepts: fruit of the poisoned tree‚ inevitable discovery exception‚ and the good faith exception. The exclusionary rule has three elements. First‚ there must be an illegal action by a police officer‚ or by someone acting as an agent of the police. Second‚ there must be evidence secured. The third element states that there must be a casual connection between the illegal action and the evidence secured. “Fruit of the poisoned tree
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The ideology of the Exclusionary Rule goes back as far as before Untied States gained its own independence. The Exclusionary Rule states that evidence obtained in a violation of the Constitution cannot be used in a criminal trial to prove guilt. Although this rule is not stated in the Constitution‚ it was established off of the rulings of the Supreme Court. The grey area of the Exclusionary Rule can be found here for that reason. Since the rule was set up based off the jurisprudence of the Supreme
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To be able to thoroughly discuss exclusionary rule‚ there has to be some sort of basic knowledge of what it is. Exclusionary rule is a law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial. This paper will be discussing how exclusionary rule first came about and how it has evolved into what it is now. So this paper will‚ in a way‚ be a timeline of the exclusionary rule. Exclusionary rule was first discussed in the case of Boyd v. US (1886). Boyd v. US (1886) was about trying
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Running Head: THE EXLUSIONARY RULE 1 The Exclusionary Rule Analysis on the Exclusionary Rule Colin J. Schroeder Southeast Missouri State University THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE 2 The Exclusionary Rule Analysis on the Exclusionary Rule The exclusionary rule is a legal procedure in the United States‚ which falls under the constitution. It protects citizens of the country in making sure that law enforcement officers are operating lawfully and that they abide by all search and seizure laws. It goes
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The exclusionary rule is a term used to refer to the legal principle in the United Sates‚ which holds that evidence analyzed and collected in violation of a person’s constitutional rights. It is sometimes admissible for the persecution of criminal in the court of law. To protect the constitutional rights‚ an exclusionary rule might be considered as an example of a prophylactic rule which is created by the Judiciary. In most cases‚ it is used to protect the constitutional rights of a person such
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Contemporary Issues Paper: The Exclusionary Rule Jennifer Howell November 6‚ 2010 The Exclusionary Rule and Its Exceptions Introduction: The Exclusionary Rule The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement personnel. (US Const. amend. IV) Though the Amendment “forbids unreasonable searches and seizures‚ it does not provide a mechanism for prevention or a remedy.” (Jackson‚ 1996) After passage of
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Chapter Four – The Exclusionary Rule Vicente Farias Jose Martinez The Exclusionary Rule The Exclusionary Rule – Evidence obtained in violation of Fourth Amendment cannot be used at trial – The primary purpose of the exclusionary rule is to deter police misconduct – What other purpose does the exclusionary rule have? The Exclusionary Rule In Mapp v Ohio (1961)‚ the Court stated that any evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment could not be admitted into any court‚ state or federal
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