In "United States v. Leon" the court established that illegally obtained evidence may be admissible if the police were truly not aware they were violating a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights. In this case, the police were following up on a tip from an unreliable informant, which later invalidated the warrant. This exception is called the?

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Renee Hensley

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4 November, 05:17

In "United States v. Leon" the court established that illegally obtained evidence may be admissible if the police were truly not aware they were violating a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights. In this case, the police were following up on a tip from an unreliable informant, which later invalidated the warrant. This exception is called the?

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Coco Chanel · Answer 1

It's call the good faith exception.

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This exception was introduced by the Supreme Court in the case U. S. v. Leon, and it allows to submit evidence obtained by a deficient searh warrant only if the officer acted in "good faith".