ARIZONA v. EVANS

No. 93-1660.

514 U.S. 1 (1995)

ARIZONA v. EVANS

United States Supreme Court.

Decided March 1, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald R. Grant argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Carol A. Carrigan argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

Rehnquist, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Breyer, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Souter and Breyer, JJ., joined, p. 16. Souter, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Breyer, J.,joined, p. 18. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 18. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined, p. 23.


Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question whether evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment by an officer who acted in reliance on a police record indicating the existence of an outstanding arrest warrant—a record that is later determined to be erroneous—must be suppressed by virtue of the exclusionary rule regardless of the source of the error. The...

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