Exclusionary Rule : Brief Overview of the Federal Fourth Amendment Rule & Related Matters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional amendments.

Constitutional law.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1995-1996.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Examines the history of Supreme Court rulings that exclude from Federal and State criminal trials evidence secured in violation of the Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure. Outlines provisions of the Fourth Amendment, exceptions to the exclusionary rule, alternative mechanisms for enforcing Fourth Amendment rights, and related congressional action.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Exclusionary Rule: Brief Overview of the Federal Fourth Amendment Rule & Related Matters

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