Arizona v. Evans
1995 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arizona v. Evans, 514 U.S. 1 (1995), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court instituted an exclusionary rule exception allowing evidence obtained through a warrantless search to be valid when a police record erroneously indicates the existence of an outstanding warrant due to negligent conduct of a Clerk of Court.
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Quick Facts Arizona v. Evans, Argued December 7, 1994 Decided March 1, 1995 ...
Arizona v. Evans | |
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Argued December 7, 1994 Decided March 1, 1995 | |
Full case name | State of Arizona v. Isaac Evans |
Citations | 514 U.S. 1 (more) 115 S. Ct. 1185; 131 L. Ed. 2d 34 |
Case history | |
Prior | Motion to suppress granted by trial court. Arizona Court of Appeals reverses 172 Ariz. 314, 317, 836 P.2d 1024, 1027 (1992). Arizona Supreme Court reverses. 177 Ariz. 201, 866 P.2d at 871 (1994). |
Holding | |
The exclusionary rule does not apply when an error in a warrant, or the misrepresented existence of a warrant, occurs due to the actions of personnel not enforcing the law, such as Court Clerks. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer |
Concurrence | O'Connor, joined by Souter, Breyer |
Concurrence | Souter, joined by Breyer |
Dissent | Stevens |
Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV |
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