Evidence seized under an invalid search warrant but in good faith can:

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Evidence seized under an invalid search warrant but in good faith can:

Think of the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule. When police act with objective good faith and reasonably rely on a warrant they believe to be valid, evidence obtained under that warrant can still be admitted at trial even if the warrant is later found invalid. This means the evidence can be used in court, not just on appeal. The rule comes from cases like United States v. Leon and applies unless the police’ reliance was unreasonable (for example, the warrant was so lacking on its face that no reasonable officer would rely on it, or the officers lied to or misled the magistrate, or the magistrate clearly abandoned his role). So the correct idea is that the evidence can be admitted in court under the good-faith exception, rather than being restricted only to appeals.

Think of the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule. When police act with objective good faith and reasonably rely on a warrant they believe to be valid, evidence obtained under that warrant can still be admitted at trial even if the warrant is later found invalid. This means the evidence can be used in court, not just on appeal. The rule comes from cases like United States v. Leon and applies unless the police’ reliance was unreasonable (for example, the warrant was so lacking on its face that no reasonable officer would rely on it, or the officers lied to or misled the magistrate, or the magistrate clearly abandoned his role). So the correct idea is that the evidence can be admitted in court under the good-faith exception, rather than being restricted only to appeals.

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