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United States illegally obtained evidence

Utah v Strieff

579 U.S. 232 (2016)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Under the Fourth Amendment attenuation doctrine, evidence discovered incident to arrest on an outstanding warrant found during an unlawful stop need not be suppressed.

Key Principle

Fourth Amendment; attenuation doctrine; discovery of outstanding warrant breaks causal chain from unlawful stop

Area of Law

criminal

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