United States v. Leon

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law
gptkbp:citedBy 468 U.S. 897
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
July 5, 1984
gptkbp:filedIn March 28, 1984
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Leon
gptkbp:impact Law_enforcement_practices
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:legalStatus Exclusionary rule
Evidence obtained in good faith reliance on a warrant may not be excluded.
gptkbp:outcome Good faith exception
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:United_States
Leon
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent cases involving the exclusionary rule
gptkbp:relatedTo Fourth Amendment
gptkbp:significance Clarified the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule