''Davis v. United States'', 564 U.S. 229 (2011), was a case in which the
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eldthat searches conducted in objectively reasonable reliance on binding appellate precedent are not subject to the
exclusionary rule
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[''Davis v. U.S.'']
564 US 229
(2011). This simply means that if law enforcement officers conduct a search in a reasonable manner with respect to established legal precedent any evidence found may not be excluded from trial based on the exclusionary rule.
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Appellate Court
A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of ...
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Precedent
A precedent is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. Common-law legal systems place great valu ...
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2011 in United States case law
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Fourth Amendment case law
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