Good-Faith Exception

Doctrine allowing evidence collected in violation of constitutional rights to be admitted if the officers acted with an objectively reasonable belief that their conduct was lawful

Davis v. United States
  1. Davis v. United States
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 16, 2011)
  3. Original Case: Davis v. United States, 564 U.S. 229 (2011)
  4. DefendantsWillie Gene DavisPlaintiffsUnited StatesJudgesSamuel A. Alito Jr.InstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  5. Case Tags: Exclusionary Rule;Fourth Amendment;Search and Seizure;Good-Faith Exception