Law enforcement officers may conduct a search or seize evidence when they believe they are operating according to the dictates of the law, and if later discover that a mistake was made, the evidence they find can still be used in court. Which exception to the exclusionary rule is this?

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Braxton Wyatt

22 February, 18:39

Law enforcement officers may conduct a search or seize evidence when they believe they are operating according to the dictates of the law, and if later discover that a mistake was made, the evidence they find can still be used in court. Which exception to the exclusionary rule is this?

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Meredith James · Answer 1

- Good faith exception.

Explanation:

'Good Faith Exception' is demonstrated as the legal tenet which proffers the exemption or exception form the exclusionary rule as the IVth Amendment of U. S. Constitution states that 'if the evidence collected by the police through unlawful searches or seizures but done with a good faith belief, it could be admissible at the trial'.

As per the given description, 'good faith exception' demonstrate the exemption to the exclusionary rule because the exclusionary rule usually states that evidence collected unlawfully or by violating the right to privacy would not be admissible during the trial but the 'good faith' exception states that 'if the law enforcement officers believe that their actions are in 'good-faith' it can be admissible by the court which marks the exception.