Amendment101st Congress
Amendment provided a "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule, which barred the use of illegally obtained evidence at a trial, in cases of warrantless searches.
- Amendment Number
- 838
- Description
- Amendment provided a "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule, which barred the use of illegally obtained evidence at a trial, in cases of warrantless searches.
- Purpose
- An amendment to establish, for purposes of federal proceedings, a broad "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule (the rule that bars the use of illegally obtained evidence at a trial) which applies to searches with and without warrants.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Oct 5, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Douglas amendment (A027) Agreed to by recorded vote: 265 - 157 (Roll no. 424).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:30:50
- Submitted Date
- Oct 5, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 1, 2021