What is the test for good faith on the part of the arresting officer?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Alvarez, 810 F.2d 879 (9th Cir. 1987):
"[G]ood faith on the part of the arresting officers is not enough." Henry v. United States, 361 U.S. 98, 102, 80 S.Ct. 168, 171, 4 L.Ed.2d 134. If subjective good faith alone were the test, the protections of the Fourth Amendment would evaporate, and the people would be "secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects," only in the discretion of the police.
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