Is a search warrant sufficient to exclude evidence of illegal searches?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mojica, B268057 (Cal. App. 2017):
and should use that tool to fulfill their crime-detection and public-safety responsibilities." (Davis v. United States, supra, 564 U.S. at p. 241.) Excluding evidence in this case thus would have no deterrent effect on illegal searches by police officers, and "all that exclusion would deter" "is conscientious police work." (Ibid.)
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