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United States v. Leon

Supreme Court of the United States

468 U.S. 897 (1984)

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Police investigating Leon (defendant) for drugs obtained a search warrant based on their surveillance, which a magistrate issued; the search turned up large quantities of drugs, but the warrant was later found deficient for lack of probable cause. Leon moved to suppress the evidence.

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Whether a good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule exists for evidence obtained under a warrant later found deficient.

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