Attenuation Doctrine

Analyzes the attenuation exception to the exclusionary rule, where intervening circumstances break the chain of causality.

Utah v. Strieff
  1. Utah v. Strieff
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 20, 2016)
  3. VictimsNoneDefendantsEdward Joseph Strieff Jr.PlaintiffsState of UtahInvestigatorsDouglas FackrellProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesClarence ThomasSonia SotomayorInstitutionsUnited States Supreme CourtSouth Salt Lake City Police DepartmentUtah Supreme Court
  4. Case Tags: Fourth Amendment;Exclusionary Rule;Attenuation Doctrine;Drug Possession