Pros And Cons Of Exclusionary Rule

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The supreme court was handed a case in 1984 where evidence was obtained with a warrant; however, the warrant was not issued with a probable cause. Convictions were made by Warren Burger and William Rehnquist and the judge sided with the two men. According to the Fourth Amendment, property can only be invaded with a warrant that is issued for a probably cause. In other words, there needs to be a proper cause for the warrant. After contemplating the positives and negatives of arrests versus a person’s rights, the judge decided to protect the person’s rights. The judge; therefore, brought up another negative to the exclusionary rule. So, in 1984, the supreme court limited the federal exclusionary rule. Since the Mapp v. Ohio case, there has been