Deck 3: The Restriction and Likely Elimination of the Exclusionary Rule: Jeffery T.Walker

Question 1

In what case was the good-faith exception first established?

A) Linkletter v. Walker.
B) Mapp v. Ohio.
C) United States v. Leon.
D) Hudson v. Michigan.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What primary issue did Hudson v. Michigan address?

A) Reliance on binding appellate precedent.
B) Knock-and-announce violations.
C) Errors made by nonjudicial personnel.
D) Errors made by judicial personnel.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In Hudson v. Michigan, Justice Scalia argued that suppression "has always been our __."

A) First impulse.
B) Last resort.
C) Most effective deterrent.
D) Preferred consequence of Fourth Amendment violations.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What primary issue did Herring v. United States address?

A) Errors made by nonjudicial personnel.
B) Reliance on binding appellate precedent.
C) Errors by judicial personnel.
D) Knock-and-announce violations.

Question 5

The exclusionary rule, according to the Herring decision, applied in cases involving

A) Simple, isolated negligence.
B) Deliberate, reckless, gross, or systematic negligence.
C) Any violation of the Fourth Amendment.
D) Violations attenuated from the discovery of evidence.

Question 6

What primary issue did Davis v. United States address?

A) Knock-and-announce violations.
B) Errors committed by judicial personnel.
C) Reliance on binding appellate precedent.
D) Warrantless searches of the homes.

Question 7

In Davis v. United States, Justice Alito described the suppression of evidence and release of guilty defendants as

A) A consequence of the Fourth Amendment.
B) A bitter pill.
C) The first impulse of the Court.
D) A consequence of judicial integrity.

Question 8

In a recent dissenting opinion, Justice Breyer argued that the good-faith exception threatened to "swallow the exclusionary rule." In what case was this argument made?

A) Davis v. United States.
B) United States v. Leon.
C) Hudson v. Michigan.
D) Herring v. United States.

Question 9

According to the majority opinion in Herring v. United States, exclusion was more likely to deter what type of police misconduct?

A) Recklessness.
B) Negligence.
C) Excessive use of force.
D) Perjury.