Exam 5: The Exclusionary Rule and the Fourth Amendment

The exclusionary rule is grounded in the United States Constitution.

The good faith exception argues that the exclusionary rule was designed to deter police misconduct rather that to punish the errors of judges and magistrates.

Application of the exclusionary rule by the states was mandated in Fahy v. Connecticut.

In Rochin v. California, the Court considered whether evidence of narcotics, which had been obtained through the involuntary stomach pumping of the defendant, should be admissible.

Match up the court case to the significant outcome : -Mapp v. Ohio

As stated, the exclusionary rule is one of the most controversial legal issues in criminal justice. Unlike other such rules, it is not grounded in the United States Constitution, but is simply a judicial remedy for violations involving the _________ Amendment.

The first case in which "throw-away" evidence was considered wat that of:

Under what circumstances are the fruits of the poisonous tree allowed to be introduced as evidence?

The Court has ruled that the voluntary ___________ of an item negates any expectation of privacy that an individual may claim to it in the future.

The exclusionary rule also applies to civil cases

Match up the court case to the significant outcome : -Wong Sun v. United States

The silver platter doctrine allows state authorities to serve up illegally obtained evidence to federal agents.

The 1914 case of Weeks v. U.S. the Supreme Court created a law which excluded any evidence that had been collected in violation of the statute or procedure.

In which 1914 case did the Supreme Court create a law that excluded any evidence which had been collected in violation of statute or procedure?

The silver platter doctrine allowed state authorities to serve up ____________ obtained evidence to federal agents.

Good Faith evidence may be admissible if the state can demonstrate that the evidence was discovered while the officers were acting with _____________ assurance of the validity of their action.

Match up the court case to the significant outcome : -United States v. Leon

Application of the exclusionary rule by the states was mandated in _____________ v. Ohio.

The Supreme Court created the legal principle in which the introduction of criminal evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the Constitution is forbidden. This principle is known as:

____________ evidence may be admissible if the state can demonstrate that the causal connection between the illegal action and the seizure of the evidence is sufficiently attenuated.