The Exclusionary Rule Abstract This paper will present the Exclusionary Rule and the original intentions for its enactment. It will discuss the importance of the rule and how it is a protection against an unlawful search and seizure and a violation of the rights provided by the Fourth Amendment. Also‚ this document will display the history of the Exclusionary Rule‚ with its first appearance in the case‚ Boyd v. United States in 1886. Weeks v. United States will show a better-established‚
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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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Terry vs. Ohio Introduction to Criminal Justice By Leann Rathbone 9/12/06 Terry vs. Ohio is a landmark case that was brought to the Supreme Court. It started on October 31st‚ 1963‚ in Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ when a police officer named Martin McFadden observed two men standing outside a store front window. He watched one of the men walk down the street pausing to look into the store window when he reached the end of the street the man turned around and proceeded to walk back‚ pausing at the same
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Final Paper This paper examines the exclusionary rule. Explains the reasons for the origin of the exclusionary rule. The paper contends that use of the exclusionary rule has enabled guilty criminals to go free and that its original intention has been so distorted that it no longer fulfills its intended function and is instead a tool for protecting the rights of criminals Not only how it came about but‚ the true meaning as well as the exceptions. There are also a number of cases mentioned throughout
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Terry v. Ohio was a court decision made in 1968 that still affects how police conduct their operations to this day. This case gave special liberties to police officers which would otherwise be in conflict with the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment states " the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizure‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and
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EXCLUSIONARY RULE § 7.01 General Rule Evidence gathered in violation of the Fourth Amendment is not admissible in a criminal trial against the defendant. § 7.02 Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule [A] Non-Trial Criminal Proceedings Illegally seized evidence may constitutionally be introduced in a variety of non-trial criminal proceedings including: grand jury proceedings‚ preliminary hearings‚ bail proceedings‚ sentencing‚ and proceedings to revoke parole. [B] Impeachment
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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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Basically the Exclusionary rule as set forth by the US Supreme Court states that any evidence obtained by police through search and seizure‚ arrest‚ interrogations and stop and frisk situations or any other evidence despite its relevance can be excluded as evidence. The Weeks v. United States was basically the origin of the Exclusionary Rule in 1914. In Weeks v United States Mrs‚ Weeks was arrested for shoplifting and attempted to get a note to her husband about this. Law enforcement went to the
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Exclusionary Rule Evaluation Criminal Procedure/CJA 364 University of Phoenix Exclusionary Rule Evaluation The exclusionary rule is an important doctrine supporting the ideals of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Fourth Amendment provides people under the jurisdiction of the American criminal justice system protections from unreasonable searches and seizures. The amendment also delineates the methods members of the criminal justice system may obtain information
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