U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 18, 2011
Court Rules on Police Search Question
Prosecutors can use evidence seized in lawful searches that were subsequently found to be unlawful by the time of trial, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Thursday.
"Excluding evidence in such cases deters no police misconduct and imposes substantial social costs," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the court. The court overturned the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Davis v. United States, 09-11328.
The decision ends Willie Davis&#...
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