Herring v. United States
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Herring v. United States is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that further limited the application of the exclusionary rule by holding that evidence need not be suppressed when obtained through isolated police negligence rather than deliberate or reckless misconduct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herring v. United States canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases decided in 2009
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United States Supreme Court cases on the Fourth Amendment ⓘ |
| citation |
129 S. Ct. 695
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172 L. Ed. 2d 496 ⓘ 555 U.S. 135 ⓘ |
| clarifies |
Arizona v. Evans
NERFINISHED
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United States v. Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2009-01-14 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine | good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule ⓘ |
| holding |
Evidence obtained as a result of isolated police negligence not sufficiently deliberate or culpable does not require suppression under the exclusionary rule.
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Negligent bookkeeping error by police personnel does not trigger exclusion when not part of systemic error or reckless disregard of constitutional requirements. ⓘ The exclusionary rule applies only where its deterrent benefits outweigh its substantial social costs. ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded the good-faith exception to include certain negligent police recordkeeping errors
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narrowed application of the exclusionary rule ⓘ |
| joinedByInDissent |
Justice David H. Souter
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Justice John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Justice Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| keyPrinciple | Exclusion is a last resort, not a first impulse. ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Fourth Amendment search and seizure
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scope of the exclusionary rule ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingState | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Bennie Dean Herring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Arizona v. Evans
NERFINISHED
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Hudson v. Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapp v. Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Judgment of the Eleventh Circuit affirmed ⓘ |
| standardAnnounced | Exclusionary rule applies when police conduct is deliberate, reckless, grossly negligent, or involves recurring or systemic negligence. ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal evidence suppression
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police negligence ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2008 ⓘ |
| votingSplit | 5-4 decision ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Utah v. Strieff