NCJ Number
34437
Journal
Washington University Law Quarterly Volume: 1975 Issue: 3 Dated: (SUMMER 1975) Pages: 621-722
Date Published
1975
Length
102 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST ABANDONING THE PRINCIPLE OF SUPPRESSING ILLEGALLY SEIZED EVIDENCE IN FEDERAL AND STATE CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
Abstract
CASE LAW OUTLINING THE HISTORY OF THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE IS ANALYZED AND ALTERNATIVE OR SUPPLEMENTARY ENFORCEMENT DEVICES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED ARE REVIEWED. ARGUMENTS DISCUSSED CENTER AROUND CONSTITUTIONAL JUSTIFICATION FOR SUPPRESSION ON UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES, AND SOCIAL BENEFITS DERIVED MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRUST IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CRIMINAL PROCESS.