Clerical Error (Arizona V. Evans)

Clerical error exception is a result of information that was incorrectly entered into a computer by a court employee. A case best known for a clerical error is Arizona v. Evans. In the court case Arizona v. Evans, a police officer initiated a vehicle stop which led to an arrest and the discovery of marijuana. When the officer had ran Evans in the database to ensure the driver was licensed and didn’t have any outstanding warrants, the database showed the Evans had a warrant. It was later discovered that the warrant was invalid. The warrant had been served a couple weeks prior, however a court employee had failed to remove the warrant causing the officer to believe the warrant was still active. Since the arrest was not the officers fault and