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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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    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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    Discussion Questions Answer the following in complete sentences. 1. Explain the exclusionary rule and how it applies to civil liberties. The exclusionary rule is a judicial rule that use of evidence which is obtained in violation of the law is unacceptable. This often refers the rights of courts where they are able to exclude such materials that violated the Fourth Amendment. Since civil liberties are rights that individual has to be against the unjust governmental actions‚ the government does not

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    Terry V. Terry Case Study

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    Facts: In October on 1963‚ a Cleveland police office saw two men‚ John Terry and Richard Chilton standing on a street corner and appearing suspicious. One of them would walk past a certain store window‚ look around inside‚ and walk back to the other and talk for a short period of time. This was repeated about a dozen times‚ and the detective believed they were casing the store for a robbery. The officer approached the two‚ identified himself as a policeman‚ and asked their names. They then appeared

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    In the words of Malcolm Wilkey‚ “few people have considered the enormous social cost of the exclusionary rule‚ and fewer still have thought about possible alternatives to the rule.(Wilkey‚ 2016)” This article will address these issues. This article also brings up the opinion of several other scholars majorly though of one man by the name of Kamisar’s who wrote Is the exclusionary rule an ’illogical’ or ’unnatural’ interpretation of the Fourth Amendment? This article will likewise touch base in other

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    be valid based on the “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule. The good faith exception states “that If officers had a reasonable‚ good-faith belief that they were acting per legal authority‚ such as by relying on a search warrant that is later found to have been legally defective‚ the illegally seized evidence is admissible” (Busby‚ 2009). The good faith exception was established by a 6-3 U.S Supreme court decision in the United States v. Leon 468 U.S. 897 (1984). The majority opinion‚

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    Frasier Leg 420 Assignment 2: Terry V. Ohio 392 U.S. 1‚ 88 S. Ct. 1868‚ 20 L. ED. 2d 889‚ 1968 U.S. March 1‚ 2015 I will be summarizing the aspects of Terry v Ohio case‚ discussing whether or not the men’s right to privacy was violated as well as the officer’s action described and the courts holding that provides the totality of the circumstances. John W. Terry (the “Petitioner”)‚ was stopped and searched after seemingly casing a store for robbery. Terry was approached by the officer

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    The issue brought into question in the Terry vs. Ohio case in 1968 involved a police officer‚ McFadden‚ who was patrolling the area in normal clothes. He came across two men pacing the area suspiciously and glancing into a store. He the watched them meet at a street corner frequently where they were joined by another man. After watching them do this approximately twenty-four times he approached the group and asked them their names. He patted down the overcoat that the man was wearing and felt a revolver

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    Mapp V Ohio

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    Mapp v. Ohio‚ 1961 According to the Court’s decision‚ why may illegally seized evidence not be used in a trial? Justice Tom C. Clark wrote on the courts behalf saying that it was logically and constitutionally necessary that the exclusion doctrine be insisted upon‚ even in the states. This doctrine is essential to the right of privacy‚ therefore evidence that is found illegally without a warrant must not be used in a trial‚ for this would be unconstitutional. Why‚ according to Justice

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    ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE Among the arguments in support of the exclusionary rule4 by its proponents are the following: 1. It deters violations of constitutional rights by police and prosecutors. A number of studies and testimonies by police officers support this contention. 2. It manifests society’s refusal to convict lawbreakers by relying on official lawlessness—a clear demonstration of our commitment to the rule of law that states that no person‚ not even a law enforcement

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