Franks v. Delaware, No. 77-5176 (U.S. Supreme Court) (438 U.S. 154; 98 S.Ct. 2674) (June 26, 1978) (Justice Blackmun)
Here the Court held that evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant based on materially false and misleading information is not admissible absent a hearing (a "Franks hearing") to determine if there was probable cause absent the tainted information.
In this case the Court defined the procedure, evidentiary burdens, and …
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