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The Fourth Amendment And The "Legitimate Expectation Of Privacy", Gerald G. Ashdown
The Fourth Amendment And The "Legitimate Expectation Of Privacy", Gerald G. Ashdown
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Article does not endeavor to engage in a debate over the efficacy or deterrent effect of the exclusionary rule.' Nevertheless, it should be noted that these decisions appear questionable. It seems clear that a refusal to apply the rule in cases of particular fourth amendment transgressions will produce no incremental deterrence of unlawful police conduct, and inconsistent application of the rule arguably could diminish whatever deterrent value does exist.Therefore, if deterrence is viewed as the primary--if not only-function of the exclusionary rule, that goal should be promoted through thorough and consistent application of the rule.The Supreme Court, however, has …
Limiting The Application Of The Exclusionary Rule: The Good Faith Exception, Meredith B. Brinegar
Limiting The Application Of The Exclusionary Rule: The Good Faith Exception, Meredith B. Brinegar
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Supreme Court does not believe that the deterrent value of the exclusionary rule is sufficiently well established to merit broadening the rule's scope. The Court nonetheless has not yet carved out a blanket exception to the rule based solely on a lack of deterrent value. The Fifth Circuit decided in Williams that the exclusionary rule is not an effective deterrent in the good faith mistake or technical violations cases. It therefore removed these fourth amendment violations from exclusionary rule doctrine. Although the Fifth Circuit correctly reasoned that the Supreme Court would support the exception in the case of police …