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.

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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
Amendment 838 — Informed