Arizona v. Evans
Significance, Tempting Arrest, The Exclusionary Rule, Reagan-era Reversal, The Decision, A Growing Movement To Rescind The Exclusionary Rule
Petitioner
State of Arizona
Respondent
Isaac Evans
Petitioner's Claim
That a computer error in law-enforcement files did not result in an unlawful search, and that contraband obtained in that search may be admitted in court.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Gerald Grant
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Carol Carrigan
Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas
Justices Dissenting
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
1 March 1995
Decision
The Court ruled in favor of the state of Arizona's appeal to admit evidence obtained in a search that was underway as a result of computer error.
Related Cases
- Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961).
- United States v. Mackey, 387 F.Supp. 1121 (1975).
- United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984).
Sources
http://www.gopac.org
Congressional Quarterly Digest. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 1997.
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