Amendment sought to codify into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches with warrants that was created in the 1984 Supreme Court case of United States v Leon which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a warrant; and codify the current limited "good faith" exception for searches that was created in the Supreme Court case of Illinois v Krull which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a statute which was later held to be unconstitutional.

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Amendment Number
99
Description
Amendment sought to codify into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches with warrants that was created in the 1984 Supreme Court case of United States v Leon which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a warrant; and codify the current limited "good faith" exception for searches that was created in the Supreme Court case of Illinois v Krull which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a statute which was later held to be unconstitutional.
Purpose
An amendment (numbered 5 as printed in the Congressional Record) to enact into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches with warrants that was created in the 1984 Supreme Court case of United States v Leon which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a warrant. Also, the amendment enacts into law the current limited "good faith" exception for searches that was created in the Supreme Court case of Illinois v Krull which says that evidence is generally not excluded if it was obtained in "good faith" reliance on a statue which was later held to be unconstitutional.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Feb 7, 1995
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Conyers amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 138 - 291 (Roll no. 98).
Latest Action Time
17:27:50
Submitted Date
Feb 7, 1995
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 99 — Informed