ENFORCING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT - THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE AND ITS ALTERNATIVES

• NCJ Number: 34437
• Journal: Washington University Law Quarterly Volume: 1975 Issue: 3 Dated: (SUMMER 1975) Pages: 621-722
• Author(s): W GELLER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 102 pages
• Corporate Author: Washington University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

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.