Good faith exception extends to searches outside warrant situations in relation to arrest warrants that are still on file due to court errors.

Good faith exception extends to searches outside warrant situations in relation to arrest warrants that are still on file due to court errors.

• A. False
• B. Only for consent-based searches
• C. Only for federal statutes
• D. True

Answer: (D)

The main idea is the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule. When police act on a warrant that appears valid and they rely on it in good faith, evidence seized under that warrant can be admitted even if the warrant is later found to be flawed. In the scenario described, the arrest warrant stays on file because of a court error, such as a clerical mistake. If the officers arrest someone based on that warrant as it appears in the records and the error is not something the police knew about or caused, their reliance on the warrant is objectively reasonable. Courts have held that in such clerical-error situations, the good-faith exception applies, so the evidence doesn’t have to be excluded. However, this exception doesn’t apply to searches or arrests conducted wholly outside the warrant framework. So, the statement is true.

The main idea is the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule. When police act on a warrant that appears valid and they rely on it in good faith, evidence seized under that warrant can be admitted even if the warrant is later found to be flawed. In the scenario described, the arrest warrant stays on file because of a court error, such as a clerical mistake. If the officers arrest someone based on that warrant as it appears in the records and the error is not something the police knew about or caused, their reliance on the warrant is objectively reasonable. Courts have held that in such clerical-error situations, the good-faith exception applies, so the evidence doesn’t have to be excluded. However, this exception doesn’t apply to searches or arrests conducted wholly outside the warrant framework. So, the statement is true.